Building a comprehensive mentoring academy for schools of health.

ABSTRACT: Formal mentoring programs are increasingly recognized as critical for faculty career development. We describe a mentoring academy (MA) developed for faculty across tracks (i.e., researchers, clinicians, educators) within a "school of health" encompassing schools of medicine and nursing. The program is anchored dually in a clinical and translational science center and a school of health. The structure includes the involvement of departmental and center mentoring directors to achieve widespread uptake and oversight. A fundamental resource provided by the MA includes providing workshops to enhance mentoring skills. Initiatives for junior faculty emphasize establishing and maintaining strong mentoring relationships and implementing individual development plans (IDPs) for career planning. We pr

SUBMITTER: Schweitzer JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6813514 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature