Facilitating faculty success: outcomes and cost benefit of the UCSD National Center of Leadership in Academic Medicine.

Problem And Background: In 1998, the University of California San Diego (UCSD) was selected as one of four National Centers of Leadership in Academic Medicine (NCLAM) to develop a structured mentoring program for junior faculty.

Method: Participants were surveyed at the beginning and end of the seven-month program, and one-four years after. The institution provided financial information.