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ArticleAcademic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges2016

Variability in Women Faculty's Preferences Regarding Mentor Similarity: A Multi-Institution Study in Academic Medicine.

René Carapinha, Rowena Ortiz-Walters, Caitlin M McCracken, Emorcia V Hill, Joan Y Reede

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Mentorship of US Medical Students: a Systematic Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2019
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  2. Mentorship of Women in Academic Medicine: a Systematic Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2019
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  13. The Nature and Evolution of the Mentoring Relationship in Academic Health Centers.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2022
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René CarapinhaR. Carapinha is research and program manager, Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership, and research fellow, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. R. Ortiz-Walters is dean, School of Business and Economics, and professor of management, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York. C.M. McCracken is data collection coordinator, Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. E.V. Hill is director of research and evaluation, Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. J.Y. Reede is dean, Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership, and associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, and associate professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
Rowena Ortiz-Walters
Caitlin M McCracken
Emorcia V Hill
Joan Y Reede

Funding

A Systems Approach to Advancing Workforce Inclusion and DiversityDP4GM096852 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI REEDE, JOAN Y. · 2010 to 2010
$2.0M
Factors that Promote and Support Careers of Women of Color in Academic MedicineR01HL101996 · NHLBI · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI HILL, EMORCIA V, REEDE, JOAN Y. · 2009 to 2012
$1.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL101996NIGMS NIH HHS DP4 GM096852
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate which mentor-similarity characteristics women faculty in academic medicine rate most important and to determine whether this importance differs among women faculty on the basis of current and prior mentoring, demographic and personal factors, and career factors.

methodCross-sectional survey data from 3,100 women faculty at 13 purposively sampled U.S. medical schools were collected in 2012. The preferences of participants regarding the importance of mentor similarity in terms of race/ethnicity, gender, personal and career interests, and department and institution were studied. Analysis entailed chi-square tests and multivariable ordered logistic models.

resultsOverall, respondents ranked having a mentor in the same department and institution as most important. Same department and institution were less important for those without a current mentor and for senior faculty, and were more important for Asian faculty. Same career and personal interests were less important for older faculty and more important for those with a doctorate only. Same gender was more important for black faculty, faculty at the rank of instructor, and those without current mentoring. Overall, same race/ethnicity was rated least important; however, it was more important for racial-ethnic minorities, U.S.-born faculty, and those who had never had a mentor.

conclusionsMentor preferences, as indicated by level of importance assigned to types of mentor similarity, varied among women faculty. To advance effective mentoring, characterized by good mentor-mentee fit, the authors provide recommendations on matching strategies to be used in academic medicine when considering the diverse mentor preferences of women faculty.

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Interprofessional RelationsCross-Sectional StudiesEfficiencyFaculty, MedicalFemaleHumansJob SatisfactionMentorsPhysicians, WomenSchools, MedicalSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMCPMC4965308

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