Women's Night in Emergency Medicine Mentorship Program: A SWOT Analysis
| Autor: | Patrick M. Lank, Katie R. Colton, Priyanka Sista, Alison G. Marshall, Howard S. Kim, Abra L. Fant, Danielle M. McCarthy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Program evaluation
Adult Educational Advances medicine.medical_specialty Faculty Medical lcsh:Medicine 03 medical and health sciences Physicians Women 0302 clinical medicine Mentorship medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine SWOT analysis Curriculum Academic year business.industry 4. Education lcsh:R Professional development lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid Internship and Residency Mentoring 030208 emergency & critical care medicine lcsh:RC86-88.9 General Medicine Solidarity Emergency medicine Emergency Medicine Female business Social capital Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 21, Iss 1 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1936-9018 |
| Popis: | Author(s): Marshall, Alison G.; Sista, Priyanka; Colton, Katie R.; Fant, Abra; Kim, Howard S.; Lank, Patrick M.; McCarthy, Danielle M. | Abstract: Introduction: Women in emergency medicine (EM) at all career stages report gender-specific obstacles to satisfaction and advancement. Programs that facilitate longitudinal mentoring, professional development, and networking may ameliorate these barriers.Methods: We designed and implemented a program for female residents, faculty, and alumnae from our EM training program to enhance social support, leadership training and professional mentorship opportunities. An anonymous, online survey was sent to participants at the end of the academic year, using a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) format. The survey collected free-text responses designed to evaluate the program.Results: Of 43 invited participants, 32 responded (74.4%). Eight themes emerged from the free-text responses and were grouped by SWOT domain. We identified four themes relating to the “strength” domain: 1) creating a dedicated space; 2) networking community; 3) building solidarity; and 4) providing forward guidance. Responses to the “weaknesses” and “threats” questions were combined due to overlapping codes and resulted in three themes: 5) barriers to participation; 6) the threat of poorly structured events lapsing into negativity; and 7) concerns about external optics. A final theme: 8) expansion of program scope was noted in the “opportunity” domain.Conclusion: This program evaluation of the Women’s Night curriculum demonstrates it was a positive addition to the formal curriculum, providing longitudinal professional development opportunities. Sharing the strengths of the program, along with identified weaknesses, threats, and opportunities for advancement allows other departments to learn from this experience and implement similar models that use existing intellectual and social capital. |
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