Mentor vs. mentee perceptions of career mentoring partnerships and work outcomes: A multi-institutional study of faculty mentoring programs.

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Formal mentoring programs are a professional development approach to help junior faculty develop an academic medicine career.

Evaluation of a Formal Pediatric Faculty Mentorship Program.

Introduction: The purpose of this article is to describe how a formal mentoring program in pediatrics can prepare new physicians and scientists for their roles and conflicting responsibilities within a community-based medical school. While research supports the impact of faculty mentoring, quality partnerships are reportedly low in academic medicine and can negatively affect junior faculty who are preparing for certifying examinations, orienting to a new role and balancing career and personal life.

Methods: Data were collected from mentors and mentees in six rollouts (71 pairs) of a formal mentoring program in the Department of Pediatrics of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine/Sanford Children's Specialty Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.