{"id":629,"date":"2021-07-23T08:54:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T13:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=629"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:44:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T16:44:08","slug":"the-importance-of-a-mentor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/the-importance-of-a-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of a Mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Ernest Sigler, DDS &#8217;75 has had the opportunity throughout his career to be mentored and to mentor others. Today he shares a few experiences he had while serving in the military&#8211;how people found him to be supportive because he took the time to listen and how others in his life took the time to mentor him. &#8220;I would not be where I am today without the mentoring I received nor the mentoring I was able to give for the rest of my career. It really, really helped me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Importance of a Mentor\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dMcz8goQEbk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are a current student at UNMC, a recent graduate early in your career or a seasoned professional, everyone can use someone to share insight with and to glean advice from. 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