Zakrison Tanya L, Polk Travis M, Dixon Rachel, Ekeh Akpofure P, Gross Kirby R, Davis Kimberly A, Kurek Stanley J, Stassen Nicole A, Patel Mayur B
From the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery (T.L.Z.), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida; Naval Medical Center (T.M.P.), Portsmouth, Virginia; Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (R.D.), Chicago, Illinois; Department of Surgery (A.P.E.), Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio; US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (K.R.G.), Fort Detrick, Maryland; Section of General Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery (K.A.D.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White, Texas A & M University College of Medicine, Temple, Texas; Department of Surgery (S.J.K.), University of South Florida Morsani, Tampa; Lawnwood Regional Medical Center (S.J.K.), Fort Pierce, FL; Division of Acute Care and Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery (N.A.S.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York; Division of Trauma, Emergency General Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Departments of Surgery, Neurosurgery, and Hearing and Speech Sciences, Section of Surgical Sciences (M.B.P.), Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Surgical Service, General Surgery Section (M.B.P.), Nashville VA Medical Center; and Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (M.B.P.), US Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Jul;83(1):165-169. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001493.
Mentorship programs in surgery are used to overcome barriers to clinical and academic productivity, research success, and work-life balance. We sought to determine if the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) Mentoring Program has met its goals of fostering academic and personal growth in young acute care surgeons.
We conducted a systematic program evaluation of EAST Mentoring Program's first 4 years. Demographic information was collected from EAST records, mentorship program applications, and mentee-mentor career development plans. We reviewed the career development plans for thematic commonalities and results of a structured, online questionnaire distributed since program inception. A mixed methods approach was used to better understand the program goals from both mentee and mentor perspectives, as well as attitudes and barriers regarding the perceived success of this career development program.
During 2012 to 2015, 65 mentoring dyads were paired and 60 completed the program. Of 184 surveys distributed, 108 were returned (57% response rate). Respondents were evenly distributed between mentees and mentors (53 vs. 55, p = 0.768). In participant surveys, mentoring relationships were viewed to focus on research (45%), "sticky situations" (e.g., communication, work-life balance) (27%), education (18%), or administrative issues (10%). Mentees were more focused on research and education versus mentors (74% vs. 50%; p = 0.040). Mentees felt that goals were "always" or "usually" met versus mentors (89% vs. 77%; p = 0.096). Two barriers to successful mentorship included time and communication, with most pairs communicating by email. Most respondents (91%) planned to continue the relationship beyond the EAST Mentoring Program and recommended the experience to colleagues.
Mentee satisfaction with the EAST Mentoring Program was high. Mentoring is a beneficial tool to promote success among EAST's young members, but differences exist between mentee and mentor perceptions. Revising communication expectations and time commitment to improve career development may help our young acute care surgeons.
外科领域的导师计划旨在克服临床和学术产出、研究成功以及工作与生活平衡方面的障碍。我们试图确定东部创伤外科学会（EAST）导师计划是否实现了促进年轻急性护理外科医生学术和个人成长的目标。
我们对EAST导师计划的头4年进行了系统的项目评估。从EAST记录、导师计划申请以及学员 - 导师职业发展计划中收集人口统计学信息。我们审查职业发展计划中的主题共性，以及自计划启动以来分发的结构化在线问卷的结果。采用混合方法，从学员和导师的角度更好地理解计划目标，以及对该职业发展计划成功的看法、态度和障碍。
在2012年至2015年期间，配对了65对导师 - 学员组合，60对完成了该计划。在分发的184份调查问卷中，收回了108份（回复率为57%）。受访者在学员和导师之间平均分布（53对55，p = 0.768）。在参与者调查中，导师关系被认为主要集中在研究（45%）、“棘手情况”（如沟通、工作与生活平衡）（27%）、教育（18%）或行政问题（10%）。与导师相比，学员更关注研究和教育（74%对50%；p = 0.040）。学员认为目标“总是”或“通常”能够实现的比例高于导师（89%对77%；p = 0.096）。成功的导师关系存在两个障碍，即时间和沟通，大多数组合通过电子邮件进行沟通。大多数受访者（91%）计划在EAST导师计划之外继续保持这种关系，并向同事推荐这种经历。
学员对EAST导师计划的满意度很高。导师指导是促进EAST年轻成员成功的有益工具，但学员和导师的看法存在差异。调整沟通期望和时间投入以改善职业发展可能有助于我们年轻的急性护理外科医生。
