A National Survey of Mentoring Practices for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory Health
Background. Improving mentorship may help decrease the shortage of young investigators (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and new investigators) available to work as independent researchers in cardiovascular and respiratory health. Objectives. To determine (1) the mentoring practices for trai...
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| author | Salvatore Mottillo Pierre Boyle Lindsay D. Jacobi Cadete Jean-Lucien Rouleau Mark J. Eisenberg |
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| description | Background. Improving mentorship may help decrease the shortage of young investigators (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and new investigators) available to work as independent researchers in cardiovascular and respiratory health. Objectives. To determine (1) the mentoring practices for trainees affiliated with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH), (2) the positive attributes of mentors, and (3) the recommendations regarding what makes good mentorship. Methods. We conducted a survey and descriptive analysis of young investigators with a CIHR Training and Salary Award from 2010 to 2013 or who submitted an abstract to the ICRH 2014 Young Investigators Forum. Clinicians were compared to nonclinicians. Results. Of 172 participants, 7.0% had no mentor. Only 43.6% had defined goals and 40.7% had defined timelines, while 54.1% had informal forms of mentorship. A significant proportion (33.1%) felt that their current mentorship did not meet their needs. Among clinicians, 22.2% would not have chosen the same mentor again versus 11.4% of nonclinicians. All participants favored mentors who provided guidance on career and work-life balance. Suggestions for improved mentoring included formal mentorship, increased networking, and quality assurance. Conclusion. There is an important need to improve mentoring in cardiovascular and respiratory health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c64108d47dd84ea6979d8fd99db4ab282025-08-20T03:23:22ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22411916-72452016-01-01201610.1155/2016/52601345260134A National Survey of Mentoring Practices for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory HealthSalvatore Mottillo0Pierre Boyle1Lindsay D. Jacobi Cadete2Jean-Lucien Rouleau3Mark J. Eisenberg4Divisions of Cardiology and Clinical Epidemiology, Jewish General Hospital-McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3T 1E2, CanadaInstitute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0W9, CanadaInstitute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0W9, CanadaInstitute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0W9, CanadaDivisions of Cardiology and Clinical Epidemiology, Jewish General Hospital-McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3T 1E2, CanadaBackground. Improving mentorship may help decrease the shortage of young investigators (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and new investigators) available to work as independent researchers in cardiovascular and respiratory health. Objectives. To determine (1) the mentoring practices for trainees affiliated with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH), (2) the positive attributes of mentors, and (3) the recommendations regarding what makes good mentorship. Methods. We conducted a survey and descriptive analysis of young investigators with a CIHR Training and Salary Award from 2010 to 2013 or who submitted an abstract to the ICRH 2014 Young Investigators Forum. Clinicians were compared to nonclinicians. Results. Of 172 participants, 7.0% had no mentor. Only 43.6% had defined goals and 40.7% had defined timelines, while 54.1% had informal forms of mentorship. A significant proportion (33.1%) felt that their current mentorship did not meet their needs. Among clinicians, 22.2% would not have chosen the same mentor again versus 11.4% of nonclinicians. All participants favored mentors who provided guidance on career and work-life balance. Suggestions for improved mentoring included formal mentorship, increased networking, and quality assurance. Conclusion. There is an important need to improve mentoring in cardiovascular and respiratory health.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5260134 |
| spellingShingle | Salvatore Mottillo Pierre Boyle Lindsay D. Jacobi Cadete Jean-Lucien Rouleau Mark J. Eisenberg A National Survey of Mentoring Practices for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory Health Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | A National Survey of Mentoring Practices for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory Health |
| title_full | A National Survey of Mentoring Practices for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory Health |
| title_fullStr | A National Survey of Mentoring Practices for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | A National Survey of Mentoring Practices for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory Health |
| title_short | A National Survey of Mentoring Practices for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory Health |
| title_sort | national survey of mentoring practices for young investigators in circulatory and respiratory health |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5260134 |
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