Journal article
How Mentoring Relationships Evolve: A Longitudinal Study of Academic Pediatricians in a Physician Educator Faculty Development Program
The Journal of continuing education in the health professions, Vol.31(2), pp.81-86
2011
DOI: 10.1002/chp.20110
PMID: 21671273
Abstract
Introduction: Mentoring is increasingly recognized as central to career development. Less attention has been paid, however, to how mentoring relationships evolve over time. To provide a more complete picture of these complex relationships, the authors explored mentoring from a mentee's perspective within the context of a three-year faculty development program in which the mentor provided specific expertise to assist the mentee in completing a scholarly educational project.
Methods: Using an evolving focus group design, the authors interviewed mentee groups in 2007-2009 inclusive. Transcripts were coded inductively; codes were revised as data patterns became more apparent. Preliminary assertions about the answers to guiding questions were made; the trustworthiness of the assertions was assessed via member check.
Results: Men tees offered a variety of reasons for choosing their project mentor, including proximity, familiarity, and mentor expertise. There was a dyadic relationship with the project mentor in year 1, a broader collaboration with multiple senior mentors in year 2, and mentoring among program peers in year 3. Men tees bene fitted from mentors' supportive behaviors and, to a lesser extent, mentors' challenging behaviors.
Conclusion: Mentoring relationships, in the context of this faculty development program, tended not to be an exclusive dyadic connection but rather a constellation of relationships that evolved over time and included peer mentoring. The complex reality of these relationships challenges the application of traditional mentoring models and suggests unique considerations in developing mentoring programs designed to meet the needs of faculty in academic medicine.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- How Mentoring Relationships Evolve: A Longitudinal Study of Academic Pediatricians in a Physician Educator Faculty Development Program
- Creators
- Dorene Balmer - Columbia University Irving Medical CenterDonna D'Alessandro - University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s HospitalWanessa Risko - Boston Children's HospitalMaryellen E. Gusic - Indiana University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of continuing education in the health professions, Vol.31(2), pp.81-86
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- DOI
- 10.1002/chp.20110
- PMID
- 21671273
- ISSN
- 0894-1912
- eISSN
- 1554-558X
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- Academic Pediatric Association American Academy of Pediatrics Community Pediatrics Training Initiative-Dyson Foundation
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2011
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984383304002771
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