Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
J Investig Med. 2023 Aug;71(6):577-585. doi: 10.1177/10815589231168601. Epub 2023 Apr 21.
To provide a foundation for mentoring, junior faculty participated in a mentor training workshop informed by the Mentoring Clinical and Translational Researchers curriculum. The goal was to develop skills and behaviors that engender more rewarding and inclusive mentoring practices. Attendees responded to baseline and follow-up surveys assessing perceived mentoring skills. Follow-up surveys included closed- and open-ended questions about the value and satisfaction of the training, and intended behavior changes. Junior faculty respondents (n = 39) reported significantly higher overall mentoring skills after the training (t = -2.6, p = 0.012) with a medium effect size (Cohen's D = 0.59). Domains with statistically significant improvement from baseline to follow-up included aligning mentor-mentee expectations and assessing understanding. Thirty-eighty (97%) found the training valuable, and 32 (82%) indicated they would change mentoring-related behaviors because of the training. Intended behavior changes described in open-ended responses aligned with mentoring skills assessed (e.g., aligning expectations). An additional competency domain of was also described. A mentor training workshop for junior faculty appeared to contribute to changes in mentoring skills and intended behaviors. Mentor training has the potential to enhance mentorship, which is critical to strengthening a diverse pipeline of clinical and translational science researchers.
为了为指导提供基础,初级教员参加了一个由指导临床和转化研究人员课程提供信息的导师培训研讨会。目标是培养更有成效和包容性的指导实践的技能和行为。与会者对基线和后续调查做出回应,评估感知的指导技能。后续调查包括关于培训的价值和满意度以及预期行为改变的封闭式和开放式问题。初级教员受访者(n=39)报告说,培训后整体指导技能显著提高(t=-2.6,p=0.012),具有中等效果大小(Cohen's D=0.59)。从基线到随访具有统计学意义的改善的领域包括调整导师-学员的期望和评估理解。38 人(97%)认为培训有价值,32 人(82%)表示他们将因培训而改变与指导相关的行为。开放式回答中描述的预期行为改变与评估的指导技能一致(例如,调整期望)。还描述了另外一个能力领域。初级教员的导师培训研讨会似乎有助于指导技能和预期行为的改变。导师培训有可能增强指导,这对于加强临床和转化科学研究人员的多元化人才库至关重要。