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An external mentor program: stimulus for faculty research development.

¹University of Louisville, School of Nursing, 555 S. Floyd St, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA. mhmund01@gwise.louisville.edu

Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing

|February 24, 2001

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A faculty development model fostered research growth in a nursing school through external mentoring. This successful program, aiding faculty research development, has been adopted by other university schools.

Area of Science:

Nursing Research
Faculty Development
Higher Education

Background:

University-wide initiative to enhance research stature.
Need for structured support for faculty research and scholarship.
Limitations in existing internal mentoring resources.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe a faculty development model for rapid research growth.
To implement an external mentoring program for research development.
To evaluate the outcomes of the external mentoring program.

Main Methods:

Established targeted mentoring relationships with external productive researchers.
Focused on assisting faculty with research program development.
Documented program implementation and outcomes over 2.5 years.

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Main Results:

Significant growth in faculty research and scholarship observed.
Positive outcomes reported after 2.5 years of program implementation.
Successful model adoption by other schools within the university.

Conclusions:

External mentoring is an effective faculty development strategy.
The model successfully stimulated research and scholarship in a nursing school.
The program's success indicates its potential for broader institutional impact.