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J A Morzinski1, S Diehr, D J Bower
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
Formal mentoring programs significantly enhance professional academic skills (PAS) for junior faculty, particularly in understanding academic values. Longer program participation correlates with greater skill development and fosters a supportive academic environment.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Faculty Development
- Academic Medicine
Background:
- Professional academic skills (PAS) are crucial for faculty success.
- Mentoring is a key strategy for junior faculty to acquire PAS.
- Formal mentoring programs (FMP) offer structured support for faculty development.
Purpose of the Study:
- Evaluate the impact of a formal mentoring program (FMP) on junior family medicine faculty's PAS development.
- Assess the relationship between program duration and PAS gains.
- Identify unintended outcomes of formal mentoring.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive, cross-sectional study design.
- Assessed two groups of junior faculty with varying FMP exposure (6 and 18 months).
- Utilized Likert-type questionnaires and semistructured interviews, analyzed with qualitative template analysis.
Main Results:
- FMP demonstrated an overall positive impact on junior faculty PAS development.
- Greatest improvements observed in understanding academic values.
- Longer program exposure led to greater PAS gains; unintended benefits included enhanced mentoring preparedness and perceived support.
Conclusions:
- Formal mentoring programs effectively enhance junior faculty PAS.
- FMPs contribute to a positive organizational culture supporting faculty development.
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