Table 2.
Overview of Mentoring Relationships
| Assistant professors (N = 476) | Associate professors (N = 278) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%)* | χ2 (P) | N (%)* | χ2 (P) | |
| Have a mentor | ||||
| Men | 291/316(92) | .06(.81) | 87/199(44) | 6.04(.01) |
| Women | 139/152(91)) | 42/69(61) | ||
| Tenure Track | 155/158(98) | 12.77(.0017) | 29/69(42) | 1.48 (.48) |
| Clinician Educator | 211/236(89) | 85/168(51) | ||
| Research Track | 66/76(87) | 15/30(50) | ||
| Have a male mentor | ||||
| Men | 246/288(85) | 16.72 (<.0001) | 77/86(90) | .06 (.81) |
| Women | 93/136(68) | 37/42(88) | ||
| Mentor is: | ||||
| From same department | 366/420(87) | N/A | 106/125(85) | N/A |
| Division chief/chair | 153/407(38) | N/A | 48/118(41) | N/A |
| Mentor was: | ||||
| Chosen by mentee | 148/436(34) | N/A | 45/127(35) | N/A |
| Assigned | 152/436(35) | N/A | 26/127(20) | N/A |
| Obtained some other way | 127/436(29) | N/A | 55/127(43) | N/A |
| How often meet with mentor | ||||
| Once a month | 139/430(32) | N/A | 45/131(34) | N/A |
| 4–6 times per year | 77/430(18) | N/A | 16/131(12) | N/A |
| 2–3 times per year | 117/430(27) | N/A | 36/131(27) | N/A |
| Once a year or less | 97/430(23) | N/A | 34/131(26) | N/A |
| Who initiates meetings with mentor | ||||
| Mentee | 268/420(64) | N/A | 86/129(67) | N/A |
| Mentor | 98/420(23) | N/A | 26/129(20) | N/A |
| Both | 42/420(10) | N/A | 16/129(12) | N/A |
| Someone Else | 12/420(3) | N/A | 1/129(1) | N/A |
*The N is the cell or subgroup frequency. Not all N’s sum to total because of small amounts of missing data.