A Facilitated Peer Mentoring Program With a Dedicated Curriculum to Foster Career Advancement of Academic Hospitalists
Introduction In the field of hospital medicine, there is both a limited pool of senior faculty to mentor the rapidly growing number of junior faculty and a lack of career development curricula focused on scholarly activities specific to the needs of the hospitalist. These deficits have resulted in a...
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| author | Doris Lin R. Michelle Schmidt Chirayu Shah Andrew Caruso Xiaofan Huang Kristen A. Staggers Joslyn Fisher |
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| description | Introduction In the field of hospital medicine, there is both a limited pool of senior faculty to mentor the rapidly growing number of junior faculty and a lack of career development curricula focused on scholarly activities specific to the needs of the hospitalist. These deficits have resulted in a disproportionately low number of academic hospitalists being promoted to associate and full professor. We implemented a facilitated peer mentoring program with a dedicated curriculum to foster career advancement of academic hospitalists. Methods We recruited 29 academic hospitalists and divided them into five small groups, each guided by one senior faculty. Peer members participated in a 9-month curriculum consisting of alternating large- and small-group sessions that reviewed topics important for academic advancement. Quantitative analysis assessed feasibility of the program, as measured by participation and knowledge improvement on curriculum topics, with pre- and postprogram surveys. Results Results demonstrated feasibility of the large-group sessions as measured through participation. Small-group participation was more variable. Pre- and postsurvey results showed significant knowledge improvement (p < .05) in nearly all of the curriculum topics. Discussion Currently, there is a gap in both mentorship and scholarly skills of academic hospitalists. Our facilitated peer mentoring program with a dedicated curriculum can be used as a framework for other hospitalist programs to support career development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a47ea4dffe3c46348466f00672bd38eb2023-12-08T05:00:06ZengAssociation of American Medical CollegesMedEdPORTAL2374-82652023-12-011910.15766/mep_2374-8265.11366A Facilitated Peer Mentoring Program With a Dedicated Curriculum to Foster Career Advancement of Academic HospitalistsDoris Lin0R. Michelle Schmidt1Chirayu Shah2Andrew Caruso3Xiaofan Huang4Kristen A. Staggers5Joslyn Fisher6Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of MedicineAssociate Professor, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of MedicineAssociate Professor, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of MedicineAssistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of MedicineStatistician, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of MedicineStatistician, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of MedicineAssociate Professor, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of MedicineIntroduction In the field of hospital medicine, there is both a limited pool of senior faculty to mentor the rapidly growing number of junior faculty and a lack of career development curricula focused on scholarly activities specific to the needs of the hospitalist. These deficits have resulted in a disproportionately low number of academic hospitalists being promoted to associate and full professor. We implemented a facilitated peer mentoring program with a dedicated curriculum to foster career advancement of academic hospitalists. Methods We recruited 29 academic hospitalists and divided them into five small groups, each guided by one senior faculty. Peer members participated in a 9-month curriculum consisting of alternating large- and small-group sessions that reviewed topics important for academic advancement. Quantitative analysis assessed feasibility of the program, as measured by participation and knowledge improvement on curriculum topics, with pre- and postprogram surveys. Results Results demonstrated feasibility of the large-group sessions as measured through participation. Small-group participation was more variable. Pre- and postsurvey results showed significant knowledge improvement (p < .05) in nearly all of the curriculum topics. Discussion Currently, there is a gap in both mentorship and scholarly skills of academic hospitalists. Our facilitated peer mentoring program with a dedicated curriculum can be used as a framework for other hospitalist programs to support career development.http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11366Academic HospitalistsCareer AdvancementFacilitated Peer MentoringFaculty DevelopmentHospital MedicineInternal Medicine |
| spellingShingle | Doris Lin R. Michelle Schmidt Chirayu Shah Andrew Caruso Xiaofan Huang Kristen A. Staggers Joslyn Fisher A Facilitated Peer Mentoring Program With a Dedicated Curriculum to Foster Career Advancement of Academic Hospitalists MedEdPORTAL Academic Hospitalists Career Advancement Facilitated Peer Mentoring Faculty Development Hospital Medicine Internal Medicine |
| title | A Facilitated Peer Mentoring Program With a Dedicated Curriculum to Foster Career Advancement of Academic Hospitalists |
| title_full | A Facilitated Peer Mentoring Program With a Dedicated Curriculum to Foster Career Advancement of Academic Hospitalists |
| title_fullStr | A Facilitated Peer Mentoring Program With a Dedicated Curriculum to Foster Career Advancement of Academic Hospitalists |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Facilitated Peer Mentoring Program With a Dedicated Curriculum to Foster Career Advancement of Academic Hospitalists |
| title_short | A Facilitated Peer Mentoring Program With a Dedicated Curriculum to Foster Career Advancement of Academic Hospitalists |
| title_sort | facilitated peer mentoring program with a dedicated curriculum to foster career advancement of academic hospitalists |
| topic | Academic Hospitalists Career Advancement Facilitated Peer Mentoring Faculty Development Hospital Medicine Internal Medicine |
| url | http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11366 |
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