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ArticleBMC medical education2024

Lessons for expanding virtual mentoring in academic medical institutions: a qualitative study among senior mentors.

Elise D Riley, Elizabeth Chur, Monica Gandhi, Jonathan D Fuchs, John A Sauceda, Lauren A Sterling, Mallory O Johnson

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  2. The Importance of Mentorship in Career Development.The American journal of pathology · 2025
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Elise D RileyDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 2540 23rd Street, Room 4902; UCSF mailbox 1272, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA. elise.riley@ucsf.edu.
Elizabeth Chur, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Monica GandhiDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 2540 23rd Street, Room 4902; UCSF mailbox 1272, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Jonathan D FuchsDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 2540 23rd Street, Room 4902; UCSF mailbox 1272, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA.
John A SaucedaDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 2540 23rd Street, Room 4902; UCSF mailbox 1272, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Lauren A SterlingDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 2540 23rd Street, Room 4902; UCSF mailbox 1272, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Mallory O JohnsonDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 2540 23rd Street, Room 4902; UCSF mailbox 1272, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Funding

Virology CoreP30AI027763 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI STEVEN Grant DEEKS · 1988 to 2026
$93.6M
Ujima Mentoring ProgramP30MH062246 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Sheri Ann Lippman · 2001 to 2026
$57.4M
Mentoring patient-oriented research on the health consequences of polydrug useK24DA039780 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI RILEY, ELISE D. · 2015 to 2025
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI027763NIDA NIH HHS K24 DA039780NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH062246
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVirtual activities, hybrid work and virtual mentoring have become part of the ongoing milieu of academic medicine. As the shift to remote mentoring continues to evolve, it is now possible to adapt, refine, and improve tools to support thriving mentoring relationships that take place virtually. This study explores strategies for virtual mentoring as a cornerstone for effective training programs among senior mentors participating in an ongoing mentoring program.

methodsWe conducted a qualitative study among prior and current participants of an ongoing "Mentoring the Mentors" program about key strategies for optimizing virtual mentoring. Data were coded and analyzed following a thematic analysis approach.

resultsRespondents were mostly female (62%), white (58%), and associate (39%) or full professors (32%). We found that, with the expansion of hybrid and fully remote work, there are now fewer opportunities for informal but important chance meetings between mentors and mentees; however, virtual mentoring provides opportunities to compensate for reduced interactivity normally experienced in the workplace. The heightened need to plan and be more deliberate in the virtual sphere was woven throughout narratives and was the foundation of most recommendations. Specifically, a central obstacle for respondents was that spontaneous conversations were harder to initiate because virtual conversations are expected to have set agendas.

conclusionsDeveloping new ways to maintain meaningful interpersonal relationships in a virtual training environment, including opportunities for serendipitous and informal engagement, is critical to the success of virtual mentoring programs.

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Academic Medical CentersFaculty, MedicalMentoringMentorsQualitative ResearchAdultFemaleHumansMaleDistance mentoringMentoringRemote mentoringVirtual mentoring

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PMID39198910
PMCPMC11350987

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