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. 2020 Dec 23;5(12):1181-1186.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2020.09.014. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Landscape of Mentorship and its Effects on Success in Cardiology

Islam Abudayyeh  1 , Animesh Tandon  2   3 , Samuel G Wittekind  4   5 , Anne K Rzeszut  6 , Chittur A Sivaram  7 , Andrew M Freeman  8 , Meena S Madhur  9   10   11
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Landscape of Mentorship and its Effects on Success in Cardiology

Islam Abudayyeh et al. JACC Basic Transl Sci. .

Abstract

The effects of mentorship on measurable outcomes of success and the aspects of mentorship that are most valuable in promoting the careers of cardiologists are unclear. To address this, we conducted a large-scale survey of cardiologists in a real-world setting. We identified factors that enhance the mentorship experience, and found that mentee needs change with career stage. Importantly, satisfaction with the mentoring relationship is significantly associated with perceived satisfaction in achieving professional goals. Furthermore, we found that gender and race concordance in mentoring relationships is an important variable with the potential to increase diversity in the field of cardiology.

Keywords: ACC, American College of Cardiology; NIH, National Institutes of Health; RVU, relative value unit; cardiology; diversity; gender; mentorship; survey.

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Conflict of interest statement

This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (DP2HL137166 to Dr. Madhur) and the American Heart Association (EIA34480023 to Dr. Madhur). Dr. Abudayyeh has served as a proctor for Edwards Lifesciences: transcatheter valve. Dr. Freeman has served as a nonpromotional speaker for Boehringer Ingelheim; has served as a consultant for Actelion and Boehringer Ingelheim; and has served on the advisory board for The Medicines Company and Regeneron. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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