Continuing professional development: Racial and gender differences in obstetrics and gynecology residents' perceptions of mentoring

Abstract

Ethnic minorities are more likely than white residents to have a mentor, and to report that their mentors provide helpful advice. Although the proportion of residents with a mentor has increased since 1999, the quality of the mentoring relationship is meeting resident expectations but not exceeding them.

Mentoring experience and its effects on medical interns

“…(16,17) In all, 17 (65.4%) mentees had more than two mentors in our study. Studies suggest that, through co-mentorship, interns can benefit from multiple mentors, gaining exposure to a variety of styles, opinions and experiences, if the mentors each are clear on their respective roles, have good relationships among themselves and have complementary expertise.…”

“…In earlier studies, men were found to be more likely than women to have a positive experience with regard to their mentoring relationship. (17,20,21) However, Fried et al have reported that multifaceted mentoring interventions that eliminate gender-based obstacles markedly improve women's mentoring experiences, and lead to women's promotion and retention in academic medicine, compared to men. (21) Effective mentoring thus greatly influences the career success of women.…”

A survey of mentorship among Canadian anesthesiology residents

“…3,19 The literature shows that female residents and faculty report a desire for female mentors, and our study results are consistent with this observation. 13,20,21 Gender concordance has been found to lead to better mentorship relationships, 20 but it can be difficult to achieve since females may have more difficulty identifying mentors than their male colleagues (e.g., only 27% of mentors were female in our survey). [21][22][23] Similarly, previous research has shown a tendency for mentees to seek out mentors of the same ethnicity.…”

“…The demographic questions included potential predictors of mentorship based on previous literature that identified barriers to mentorship (e.g., gender, minority status) 10,13 and those that we hypothesized might influence the likelihood of mentorship (e.g., age, education and residency training level, presence of a mentorship program). The questions regarding the mentors included gender, seniority, location, and medical specialty.…”

Incivility and Student and Faculty Relationships: Implications for Revising Mentorship Programs for Nurse Educators

“…Research reveals that, the faculty careers of those who did not have mentoring were not as successful when compared to those who did [86], and that the lack of mentoring impacted the scholarly accomplishments of new faculty over the span of their career [87,88]. Mentoring has been shown to increase overall department morale and career satisfaction [13,89], productivity [90], and faculty retention rates [73,91].…”