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Heather N Folz1, Tracy L Sprunger2, Amy H Sheehan3
1Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, United States.
Objectives:
To evaluate participants' satisfaction with their teaching mentor relationship in a teaching and learning curriculum (TLC) and determine characteristics that are associated with high mentee satisfaction.
Methods:
A 31-item survey instrument was administered to all 2015-2016 participants of the Teaching Certificate Program.
Results:
Seventy percent of program participants (n = 60/86) responded to the survey. Overall, 80% of program participants were satisfied or very satisfied with their mentor relationship. Characteristics associated with participants reporting that they were very satisfied with their teaching mentor relationship included mentor availability for face-to-face contact and affiliation with the same institution. Mentor actions associated with high mentee satisfaction included reviewing lecture slides, providing midpoint feedback, providing career advice, and attending mentee lectures.
Conclusions:
Teaching certificate program participants perceive increased mentor accessibility and frequent interaction as key factors to a satisfying mentor-mentee relationship. Optimizing and standardizing mentorship programs are essential to the success of postgraduate teaching curriculums.
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