The reviewers of the original submission requested additional information on the formal mentoring program implementation and evaluation. Additional information regarding the program was provided in the Methods section including information regarding: program duration, workshop content, matching etc. Please note that a detailed description of program development, implementation and evaluation can be found in Giancola JK, Heaney MS, Metzger AJ, Whitman B (2016). The reviewers expressed a concern regarding the response rate of 52%. However, the literature indicates that 52% is above the average (35%) for online survey research with physicians. We indicated this in the revision and provided a reference (Cunningham, Quan, Hemmelgarn, Noseworthy, Beck, et al. 2015). Finally, one reviewer requested a breakdown of the number of mentors and mentees from the various departments. In response, Table 1 was added with the number of program participants and respondents from each institution.
AbstractIntroduction: Formal mentoring programs are a professional development approach to help junior faculty develop an academic medicine career. This study investigated the perceptions of mentors versus mentees in formal career Giancola J, Van Groningen A, Jansen A, Chatterjee A, Mulloy L, Palmer C, Lawson M MedEdPublish Methods: The authors implemented departmental mentoring programs for junior faculty at four academic medical centers. They collected post-program data from mentors and mentees in order to examine the predictors of mentoring satisfaction, mentee outcomes, and work-related variables.
Results:The pattern of relationships between the variables differed for mentors versus mentees. Mentoring focus, mentor accessibility and mentee initiative predicted partnership satisfaction and mentee progress. Partnerships that used a mentoring agreement reported greater progress and satisfaction. There were some relationships between partnership outcomes and work-related outcomes. While partnership satisfaction predicted job and administrative/leadership satisfaction for mentors, it predicted positive perceptions of the department's mentoring culture and professional development opportunities for mentees.
Conclusions:The study identified unique antecedents and consequences of mentoring partnership satisfaction and mentee outcomes. The varying perspectives of mentors versus mentees indicated a need to clearly communicate partnership expectations and desired outcomes. Overall, the positive impact of formal mentoring programs on partnership and work-related outcomes was supported with implications for future programs and research.
Methods
Mentoring program participants and data collectionThis study shares program evaluation results from formal, faculty mentoring programs implemented in four departments (three pediatrics and one internal medicine) at