Early career mentoring through the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology: Lessons learned from a pilot program.

ABSTRACT: Effective networking and mentorship are critical determinants of career satisfaction and success in academic medicine. The American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) mentoring program was developed to support Early Career (EC) members. Herein, the authors report on the initial 2-year outcomes of this novel program. Mentees selected mentors with expertise in different subspecialties within the field from mentor profiles at the ASPHO Web site. Of 23 enrolled pairs, 19 mentors and 16 mentees completed electronic program feedback evaluations. The authors analyzed data collected between February 2013 and December 2014. The authors used descriptive statistics for categorical data and thematic analysis for qualitative data. The overall response rate was 76% (35/46). At the initiati

SUBMITTER: Badawy SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5685518 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature