Table 1.
Benefits and challenges of the scholarship pods (Likert scale)
| Strongly Disagree/Disagree | Neither | Strongly Agree/Agree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In your opinion, what were the benefits of being a pod member? | |||
| Met colleagues with similar interests at other institutions | 2.8 (1) | 2.8 (1) | 94.4 (34) |
| Met senior members of my field who provided mentorship/sponsorship | 11.1 (4) | 30.6 (11) | 58.3 (21) |
| Production of scholarly work | 5.6 (2) | 16.7 (6) | 77.8 (28) |
| Development of new skills | 19.4 (7) | 19.4 (7) | 61.1 (22) |
| Engagement in new experiences | 11.1 (4) | 13.9 (5) | 75 (27) |
| Pod experience led to other projects | 16.7 (6) | 13.8 (5) | 69.4 (25) |
| In your opinion, what were the biggest challenges/obstacles with the pod? | |||
| Difficulty finding times to meet because of competing clinical demands | 11.1 (4) | 16.7 (6) | 72.2 (26) |
| Difficulty aligning times to meet with pod members | 8.33 (3) | 19.4 (7) | 72.2 (26) |
| Disagreement regarding goals | 61.1 (22) | 16.7 (6) | 22.2 (8) |
| Workload unequally shared among pod members | 36.1 (13) | 27.8 (10) | 36.1 (13) |
| Unsuccessful in publishing work completed | 61.1 (22) | 13.9 (5) | 25 (9) |
| Inability to complete the work that I agreed to do | 58.3 (24) | 13.9 (5) | 19.4 (7) |
| Pod leader(s) lacked follow-through | 58.3 (21) | 16. (6) | 25 (9) |
| Members other than the leader lacked follow-through | 30.6 (11) | 30.6 (11) | 38.9 (14) |
Data are presented as % (n).