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Comment
. 2010 Dec;3(6):299-304.
doi: 10.1111/j.1752-8062.2010.00237.x.

Survey of mentoring programs for KL2 scholars

Karin A Silet  1 , Pamela Asquith, Michael F Fleming
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Survey of mentoring programs for KL2 scholars

Karin A Silet et al. Clin Transl Sci. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

There is limited information on how academic institutions support effective mentoring practices for new investigators. A national semistructured telephone interview was conducted to assess current “state of the art” mentoring practices for KL2 scholars among the 46 institutions participating in the Clinical Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Consortium. Mentoring practices examined included: mentor selection, articulating and aligning expectations, assessing the mentoring relationship, and mentor training. Telephone interviews were conducted in winter/fall 2009, with 100% of the CTSAs funded (n=46) through 2009, participating in the survey. Primary findings include: fi ve programs selected mentors for K scholars, 14 programs used mentor contracts to define expectations, 16 programs reported formal mentor evaluation, 10 offered financial incentives to mentors, and 13 offered formal mentoring training. The interviews found considerable variation in mentoring practices for training new investigators among the 46 CTSAs. There was also limited consensus on“what works” and what are the core elements of “effective mentoring practices. Empirical research is needed to help research leaders decide on where and how to place resources related to mentoring

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Interview protocol used to collect the information contained in this report.
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Figure 2
Template of mentoring profile contained on the CTSA WIKI for each of the institutions who participated in this study.
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Comment on

  • In the jungle.
    Feldman AM. Feldman AM. Clin Transl Sci. 2010 Dec;3(6):267. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-8062.2010.00241.x. Clin Transl Sci. 2010. PMID: 21167001 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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