Miriam A Bredella1, Carmen Alvarez2, Sarah A O'Shaughnessy2, Sharada Das Lavigne2, James A Brink3, James H Thrall4. 1. Vice Chair, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: mbredella@mgh.harvard.edu. 2. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 3. Chair, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 4. Chair Emeritus, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To implement a mentoring program for early career faculty in an academic radiology department and to assess its impact on career development. METHODS: A formal departmental mentoring program for early career faculty (instructors) who were paired with senior radiologists outside of their division was implemented. The program provided structured one-on-one mentoring, creation of a mentoring network, and opportunities for peer mentoring. A survey was conducted before and 1 year after initiation of the program. Historical data on promotion over 5 years before the implementation of the program was used to determine the impact on the rate of promotion. The study was exempt from institutional review board approval. RESULTS: Before and 1 year after implementation of the mentoring program, 57% versus 86% of instructors were satisfied with their mentor (P = .04); 43% versus 90% felt that by encouraging mentorship, the department valued their professional development (P = .001); 38% versus 86% felt that the department created an environment that promoted feedback and sharing of information (P = .002); and 43% versus 76% felt that faculty strove to support each other (P = .03). Since implementation of the program, 43% of instructors received grant funding, 50% received other awards, and 10 instructors were promoted to assistant professor, compared with an average of 4.2/y over the past 5 years. Of those, three were underrepresented minorities in medicine versus none in the previous 5 years. CONCLUSIONS: A mentoring program helped to advance the careers of early career and minority radiology faculty and helped create an atmosphere of more openness and support in the department.
OBJECTIVE: To implement a mentoring program for early career faculty in an academic radiology department and to assess its impact on career development. METHODS: A formal departmental mentoring program for early career faculty (instructors) who were paired with senior radiologists outside of their division was implemented. The program provided structured one-on-one mentoring, creation of a mentoring network, and opportunities for peer mentoring. A survey was conducted before and 1 year after initiation of the program. Historical data on promotion over 5 years before the implementation of the program was used to determine the impact on the rate of promotion. The study was exempt from institutional review board approval. RESULTS: Before and 1 year after implementation of the mentoring program, 57% versus 86% of instructors were satisfied with their mentor (P = .04); 43% versus 90% felt that by encouraging mentorship, the department valued their professional development (P = .001); 38% versus 86% felt that the department created an environment that promoted feedback and sharing of information (P = .002); and 43% versus 76% felt that faculty strove to support each other (P = .03). Since implementation of the program, 43% of instructors received grant funding, 50% received other awards, and 10 instructors were promoted to assistant professor, compared with an average of 4.2/y over the past 5 years. Of those, three were underrepresented minorities in medicine versus none in the previous 5 years. CONCLUSIONS: A mentoring program helped to advance the careers of early career and minority radiology faculty and helped create an atmosphere of more openness and support in the department.
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