Adam J Esbenshade1,2, Christopher R Pierson3,4, Amanda L Thompson5,6, Damon Reed7, Abha Gupta8, Adam Levy9, Lisa S Kahalley10, Paul Harker-Murray11, Reuven Schore5,6, Jodi A Muscal10, Leanne Embry12, Kelly Maloney13,14, Terzah Horton10, Patrick Zweidler-Mckay15, Girish Dhall16. 1. Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee. 2. Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee. 3. Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. 4. Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology, and Biomedical Education & Anatomy, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio. 5. Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia. 6. George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia. 7. Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida. 8. Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. 9. The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York. 10. Texas Children's Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. 11. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 12. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. 13. University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado. 14. Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado. 15. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. 16. Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mentorship of junior faculty is an integral component of career development. The Children's Oncology Group (COG) Young Investigator (YI) Committee designed a mentorship program in 2004 whose purpose was to pair YIs (faculty ≤10 years of first academic appointment) with a senior mentor to assist with career development and involvement in COG research activities. This study reports on the committee's ability to achieve these goals. PROCEDURE: An online survey was sent to YIs who were registered with the program from 2004 to2015, assessing three major domains: (1) overall experience with the mentor pairing, (2) satisfaction with the program, and (3) academic accomplishments of the mentees. RESULTS: The response rate was 64% (110/171). Overall, YIs rated the success of their mentorship pairing as 7.2 out of 10 (median) (25th, 75th quartile 3.6, 9.6). The direct effects of the mentorship program included 70% YIs reporting a positive effect on their career, 40% reporting any grant or manuscript resulting from the pairing, 47% forming a new research collaboration, and 43% receiving appointment to a COG committee. Respondents reported success in COG with 38% authoring a manuscript on behalf of COG and 65% reporting a leadership position including seven current or past COG discipline chairs and 20 study chairs. Finally, 74% of respondents said they would consider serving as mentors in the program in the future. CONCLUSION: The COG YI mentorship program has been well received by the majority of the participants and has helped to identify and train many current leaders in COG.
BACKGROUND: Mentorship of junior faculty is an integral component of career development. The Children's Oncology Group (COG) Young Investigator (YI) Committee designed a mentorship program in 2004 whose purpose was to pair YIs (faculty ≤10 years of first academic appointment) with a senior mentor to assist with career development and involvement in COG research activities. This study reports on the committee's ability to achieve these goals. PROCEDURE: An online survey was sent to YIs who were registered with the program from 2004 to2015, assessing three major domains: (1) overall experience with the mentor pairing, (2) satisfaction with the program, and (3) academic accomplishments of the mentees. RESULTS: The response rate was 64% (110/171). Overall, YIs rated the success of their mentorship pairing as 7.2 out of 10 (median) (25th, 75th quartile 3.6, 9.6). The direct effects of the mentorship program included 70% YIs reporting a positive effect on their career, 40% reporting any grant or manuscript resulting from the pairing, 47% forming a new research collaboration, and 43% receiving appointment to a COG committee. Respondents reported success in COG with 38% authoring a manuscript on behalf of COG and 65% reporting a leadership position including seven current or past COG discipline chairs and 20 study chairs. Finally, 74% of respondents said they would consider serving as mentors in the program in the future. CONCLUSION: The COG YI mentorship program has been well received by the majority of the participants and has helped to identify and train many current leaders in COG.
Authors: Martín Osvaldo Angel; Renata Colombo Bonadio; Guilherme Harada; Federico Waisberg; Diego Enrico; Oscar Arrieta; Luis Corrales; Claudio Martin; Gustavo Werutsky; Carlos Barrios; Luisa Ricaurte; Andres F Cardona Journal: ESMO Open Date: 2020-11
Authors: Adam J Esbenshade; Lisa S Kahalley; Reto Baertschiger; Roshni Dasgupta; Kelly C Goldsmith; Paul C Nathan; Paul Harker-Murray; Carrie L Kitko; Edward Anders Kolb; Erin S Murphy; Jodi A Muscal; Christopher R Pierson; Damon Reed; Reuven Schore; Yoram Unguru; Rajkumar Venkatramani; Birte Wistinghausen; Girish Dhall Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer Date: 2019-07-16 Impact factor: 3.167