Training the Next Generation of Research Mentors: The University of California, San Francisco, Clinical & Translational Science Institute Mentor Development Program

Authors: Feldman, Mitchell D.¹; Huang, Laurence²; Guglielmo, B. Joseph³; Jordan, Richard⁴; Kahn, James⁵; Creasman, Jennifer M.⁶; Wiener-Kronish, Jeanine P.⁷; Lee, Kathryn A.⁸; Tehrani, Ariane¹; Yaffe, Kristine⁹; Brown, Jeanette S.¹⁰

Source: Clinical and Translational Science, Volume 2, Number 3, June 2009 , pp. 216-221(6)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Abstract:

Mentoring is a critical component of career development and success for clinical translational science research faculty. Yet few programs train faculty in mentoring skills. We describe outcomes from the first two faculty cohorts who completed a Mentor Development Program (MDP) at UCSF. Eligibility includes having dedicated research time, expertise in a scientific area and a desire to be a lead research mentor. A post-MDP survey measured the program's impact on enhancement of five key mentoring skills, change in the Mentors-in-Training (MIT) self-rated importance of being a mentor to their career satisfaction, and overall confidence in their mentoring skills. Since 2007, 29 MITs participated in and 26 completed the MDP. Only 15% of the MITs reported any previous mentor training. Overall, 96% of MITs felt that participation in the MDP helped them to become better mentors. A majority reported a significant increase in confidence in mentoring skills and most reported an increased understanding of important mentoring issues at UCSF. MITs reported increased confidence in overall and specific mentoring skills after completion of the MDP. The MDP can serve as a model for other institutions to develop the next generation of clinical-translational research mentors.

Keywords: mentoring; faculty; clinical and translational research

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-8062.2009.00120.x

Affiliations: 1: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA 2: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and HIV/AIDS Division, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA 3: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA 4: Departments of Orofacial Sciences and Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA 5: HIV/AIDS Division, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA 6: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 7: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 8: Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA 9: Department of Psychiatry, Neurology and Epidemiology, University of California San Francisco and VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA 10: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Publication date: 2009-06-01

Training the Next Generation of Research Mentors: The University of California, San Francisco, Clinical & Translational Science Institute Mentor Development Program

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