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ArticleJournal of clinical and translational science2024

The impact of inclusive mentoring and identity work on self-efficacy in career advancement and career commitment among underrepresented early-career faculty and post-doctoral fellows.

Maya S Thakar, Doris M Rubio, Audrey J Murrell, Natalia E Morone, Chantele Mitchell Miland, Gretchen E White

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Article in Journal of clinical and translational science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maya S ThakarInstitute for Clinical Research Education, University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2432-163X
Doris M RubioInstitute for Clinical Research Education, University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9540-6174
Audrey J MurrellCollege of Business Administration, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Natalia E MoroneDepartment of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Chantele Mitchell MilandInstitute for Clinical Research Education, University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Gretchen E WhiteInstitute for Clinical Research Education, University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2772-5736
University of Pittsburgh · USBoston University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Researchers from underrepresented groups leave research positions at a disproportionate rate. We aim to identify factors associated with self-efficacy in career advancement and career commitment among underrepresented post-doctoral fellows and early-career faculty. Methods: Building Up is a cluster-randomized trial with 25 academic health institutions. In September-October 2020, 219 Building Up participants completed the pre-intervention assessment, which included questions on demographics, science identity, mentoring, self-efficacy in career advancement (i.e., advancement is open to me, confidence in career progression, confidence in overcoming professional barriers), and career commitment (i.e., intent to continue research training or studying in a field related to biomedical sciences). Using logistic and multinomial logistic regression, we identified characteristics independently associated with self-efficacy in career advancement and career commitment. Results: The cohort is 80% female, 33% non-Hispanic/Latinx Black, and 34% Hispanic/Latinx. Having mentors that address diversity was significantly associated with the belief that advancement is open to them (OR = 1.7). Higher science identity (OR = 4.0) and having mentors that foster independence (OR = 1.8) were significantly associated with confidence in career progression. Higher science identity was also significantly associated with confidence in overcoming professional barriers (OR = 2.3) and intent to continue studying in a field related to biomedical sciences (OR = 3.3). Higher age (OR = 2.3) and higher science identity (OR = 4.2) were significantly associated with intent to continue research training. Discussion: Science identity and mentoring play key roles in self-efficacy in career advancement and career commitment. These factors may contribute to retention of underrepresented early-career biomedical researchers.

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career commitmentcareer progressiondiversifying the biomedical research workforceresearchers who are underrepresented in biomedical sciencesScience identityself-efficacy in career advancement

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PMID38655454
PMCPMC11036437
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