Dickson Kelsey S, Glass Joseph E, Barnett Miya L, Graham Andrea K, Powell Byron J, Stadnick Nicole A
Department of Child and Family Development, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA.
J Clin Transl Sci. 2021 Apr 8;5(1):e112. doi: 10.1017/cts.2021.776.
Effective mentoring is a key mechanism propelling successful research and academic careers, particularly for early career scholars. Most mentoring programs focus on models pairing senior and early career researchers, with limited focus on peer mentoring. Peer mentoring may be especially advantageous within emerging areas such as implementation science (IS) where challenges to traditional mentoring may be more prevalent. This special communication highlights the value of peer mentoring by describing a case study of an early career IS peer mentoring group. We delineate our curriculum and structure; support and processes; and products and outcomes. We highlight important group member characteristics to consider during group formation and continuation. The group's long-term (6 years) success was attributed to the balance of similarities and differences among group members. Members were in a similar career phase and used similar methodologies but studied different health topics at different institutions. Group members gave and received instrumental and psychosocial support and shared resources and knowledge. Peer mentoring can serve an important function to provide emotional, logistical, and professional development support for early career scholars. Our case study highlights strategies to foster peer mentoring groups that provide a generalizable blueprint and opportunity for improved outcomes for early career professionals.
有效的指导是推动成功的研究和学术生涯的关键机制,对早期职业学者而言尤为如此。大多数指导项目侧重于资深研究人员与早期职业研究人员配对的模式,对同行指导的关注有限。在实施科学(IS)等新兴领域,同行指导可能具有特别的优势,因为在这些领域,传统指导面临的挑战可能更为普遍。本专题文章通过描述一个早期职业IS同行指导小组的案例研究,突出了同行指导的价值。我们阐述了我们的课程设置和架构、支持措施与流程以及成果和产出。我们强调了在小组组建和延续过程中需要考虑的重要小组成员特征。该小组的长期(6年)成功归因于小组成员之间异同的平衡。成员处于相似的职业阶段,使用相似的方法,但在不同机构研究不同的健康主题。小组成员相互给予和获得工具性及社会心理支持,并分享资源和知识。同行指导可为早期职业学者提供情感、后勤和职业发展支持,发挥重要作用。我们的案例研究突出了培养同行指导小组的策略,这些策略为早期职业专业人员提供了一个可推广的蓝图和改善成果的机会。