The quality of the peer mentoring relationship is important for mentees to experience positive results.[8] A mentor relationship is more successful when the mentor cares for the whole person and not just the academic or career side of a person.[9] Successful mentors tend to be available, knowledgeable, educated in diversity issues, empathic, personable, encouraging, supportive, and passionate.[9] Although this is not an exhaustive list of qualities, they have been shown to be important for successful mentoring relationships.[9] It is important to keep qualities like this in mind when recruiting and training mentors.