Table 2.
Topics reported by all respondents as discussed with or would like assistance from any mentor
| Would like assistance from Faculty Mentoring Programa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Percent discussed with any mentor (n=464) | n | Mean | sd |
| Obtaining funding | 57 | 441 | 3.72 | 1.43 |
| Manuscript preparation and publishing | 51 | 440 | 3.09 | 1.44 |
| Grant writing | 49 | 443 | 3.48 | 1.44 |
| Research design | 44 | 439 | 3.22 | 1.41 |
| Long-term career planning | 41 | 441 | 3.72 | 1.43 |
| Understanding promotion and tenure | 40 | 442 | 3.12 | 1.29 |
| Presentation/posters | 39 | 437 | 2.49 | 1.29 |
| Time management | 36 | 439 | 3.01 | 1.46 |
| Networking nationally and internationally | 34 | 441 | 2.67 | 1.35 |
| Teaching | 34 | 436 | 2.40 | 1.40 |
| Curriculum vitae | 33 | 441 | 3.69 | 1.26 |
| Networking on campus | 32 | 442 | 3.65 | 1.33 |
| Clinical care | 32 | 443 | 3.09 | 1.40 |
| Balancing personal/professional demands | 31 | 446 | 3.60 | 1.25 |
| Communicating effectively with colleagues | 31 | 437 | 2.94 | 1.35 |
| Review promotion/merit packet | 28 | 444 | 3.95 | 1.30 |
| Developing a research portfolio | 28 | 441 | 3.04 | 1.42 |
| Translational research skills | 15 | 437 | 3.09 | 1.39 |
| Developing an educator’ portfolio | 12 | 441 | 3.08 | 1.36 |