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. 2023 Dec 11;28(1):33–41. doi: 10.7812/TPP/23.093

Table 3:

Selected exemplar programs for supporting academic advancement

Department Summary of program
Radiology
  • Assigned mentor for each faculty member; mentor–mentee dyads meet 4 times/y

  • Mentors provide reports of the mentoring partnership and outcomes to departmental leadership 1 time/y

Surgery 1
  • Mentorship program for junior entry-level faculty with a midcareer boost; includes mentors from other departments, affiliates, and even outside HMS

  • Wellness Committee offers free coaching, but mostly as a component of remediation

  • Promotion adviser available for faculty

  • 2 full-time employees available to write promotion letters, letters of recommendation, and help with grants

Surgery 2
  • Engage trainees in academic efforts early in their careers: Departmental faculty mentor trainees through a Clinical Scholarship Program and Surgical Program in Innovation, which allow for scholarship to advance for faculty as well; expectations of accountability are built into the program

  • Strong clinical research infrastructure that includes coordinators and biostatisticians, with guidance provided around protocol development and research training: Facilitating Innovative Research and Surgical Trials Program

Ophthalmology
  • Harvard-wide Ophthalmology Mentoring program: each promotable faculty has 2 mentors assigned; mentors and mentees sign a contract to meet regularly

  • Encourage faculty to attend the HMS leadership course and national leadership courses within ophthalmology societies

  • Harvard-wide retreat, which often has a theme of wellness and how to promote this across the workforce

  • Wellness Committee

Emergency medicine
  • 2 faculty members each year participate in the affiliate’s leadership program

  • 1 female faculty member each year participates in a separate leadership development program for women

  • 6 faculty in entry-level leadership positions are mentored by senior departmental leaders in an Emerging Leaders Program, which offers coaching, mentoring, and readings

  • Every individual has a senior mentor and is mentored by the division or section chief

HMS, Harvard Medical School.