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Implementation of a university faculty mentorship program
Laura Foxcroft1, Douglas Jones2,3, Margaret Steele4,5
1Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Ontario, Canada.
Canadian Medical Education Journal
|December 1, 2018
Summary
A new faculty mentorship program in Emergency Medicine was successfully implemented, with 91% of eligible faculty establishing mentorship committees within a year. This initiative enhanced collaboration and received positive participant feedback.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Academic Medicine
- Faculty Development
Background:
- Effective faculty mentorship is crucial for academic career progression.
- Implementing structured mentorship programs can enhance faculty engagement and retention.
- Previous mentorship models may lack specific structures for academic divisions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To implement a structured University Faculty mentorship program within the Division of Emergency Medicine.
- To define roles, responsibilities, and principles for an effective mentor-mentee relationship.
- To establish a sustainable mentorship committee structure for faculty development.
Main Methods:
- A mentorship program was developed based on the Schulich faculty mentorship policy.
- A training program was created to define mentor and mentee roles and effective relationship principles.
- Mentorship committees comprised a mentee and two associate professor-level mentors (internal/external); mentees submitted minutes for review.
Main Results:
- The mentorship program was successfully implemented in under a year.
- 91% (31/34) of eligible assistant professors established functioning mentorship committees.
- Participants reported positive perceptions of mentorship committee benefits and mentor-mentee "fit," with increased inter-faculty collaboration.
Conclusions:
- A successful faculty mentorship program can be initiated in an academic division within a year through strategic planning and training.
- The involvement of a dedicated local champion with protected time is vital for program success.
- The implemented program demonstrated significant positive outcomes in faculty engagement and collaboration.
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