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Justine S Herndon1, Victoria S Louwagie, Brittany A Strelow
1Justine S. Herndon practices in endocrinology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Victoria S. Louwagie practices in gastroenterology and hepatology at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn. Brittany A. Strelow practices in community internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic. Holly A. Schenzel practices in hospital internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic. Elizabeth A. Cumberland practices in anesthesiology at the Mayo Clinic Health System. Amy S. Oxentenko practices in gastroenterology at the Mayo Clinic. Small grant funding for this research was provided by the Office of Mayo Clinic Health System Research. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Purpose:
Mentorship has many notable benefits. Research about mentorship for physician associates/assistants (PAs) is limited. This study sought to uncover more detailed information on mentorship and its effect on PAs.
Methods:
A survey was sent via email to all PAs and advanced practice registered nurses at our institution. Subgroup analysis was performed on PA respondents, including satisfaction and independent predictors associated with mentorship.
Results:
Of the 295 PAs, 63 (21.4%) identified having a mentor. Those with a mentor were statistically more likely to function as a mentor (OR 2.7 [95% CI 1.5-4.9], P = .001), have an academic rank of assistant professor or higher (OR 2.7 [95% CI 1.3-5.5], P = .007), be under age 45 years (OR 6.1 [95% CI 2.1-17.4], P = .008), be less than 10 years into their career (OR 3.1 [95% CI 1.7-5.7], P = .002), and be satisfied with mentorship (88.9% versus 23.9%, P < .001).
Conclusions:
Mentorship for PAs is crucial and can boost academic promotion and career satisfaction.
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