The impact of active mentorship: results from a survey of faculty in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital

Autor: Rochelle P. Walensky, Younji Kim, Yuchiao Chang, Bianca C. Porneala, Mirar N. Bristol, Katrina Armstrong, Eric G. Campbell
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: BMC Medical Education, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-018-1191-5
Popis: Abstract Background To assess mentorship experiences among the faculty of a large academic department of medicine and to examine how those experiences relate to academic advancement and job satisfaction. Methods Among faculty members in the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Medicine, we assessed personal and professional characteristics as well as job satisfaction and examined their relationship with two mentorship dimensions: (1) currently have a mentor and (2) role as a mentor. We also developed a mentorship quality score and examined the relationship of each mentorship variable to academic advancement and job satisfaction. Results 553/988 (56.0%) of eligible participants responded. 64.9% reported currently having a mentor, of whom 21.3% provided their mentor a low quality score; 66.6% reported serving as a mentor to others. Faculty with a current mentor had a 3.50-fold increased odds of serving as a mentor to others (OR 3.50, 95% CI 1.84–6.67, p
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