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. 2016 Feb 29;2016:5260134. doi: 10.1155/2016/5260134

Table 2.

Status of mentoring practices.

Mentorship characteristics  Clinician versus nonclinician Career stage Total (n = 172)
Nonclinician (n = 123) Clinician (n = 45) M.S. (n = 19) Ph.D. (n = 56) Postdoctoral (n = 55) New investigator§ (n = 18)
Type of mentor, %
 Panel (multiple mentors) 38.2 35.6 31.6 44.6 27.3 44.4 36.6
 Single mentor 10.6 13.3 21.1 3.6 10.9 27.8 11.0
 Supervisor acts as mentor 72.4 44.4 94.7 73.2 80.0 16.7 65.1
 Peer mentor 15.4 20.0 26.3 10.7 12.7 38.9 16.9
 No mentor 5.7 8.9 0.0 3.6 1.8 5.6 7.0
 Other 4.9 6.7 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 1.2
 Missing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Form of mentorship, %
 Formal 14.6 8.9 21.1 16.1 10.9 5.6 12.8
 Informal 56.1 46.7 42.1 41.1 58.2 77.8 54.1
 Mixed 43.1 37.8 63.2 57.1 38.2 11.1 40.7
 Mandatory 17.1 6.7 36.8 23.2 7.3 0.0 14.0
 No mentor 4.9 8.9 0.0 1.8 3.6 5.6 16.4
 Other 0.0 6.7 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 1.7
 Missing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Topics discussed with mentor, %
 Administrative 35.0 51.1 36.8 30.4 34.5 66.7 38.4
 Clinical 4.9 40.0 21.1 14.3 9.1 22.2 14.0
 Research 93.5 91.1 94.7 98.2 96.4 94.1 92.4
 Teaching/training 51.2 60.0 57.9 60.7 41.8 61.1 52.3
 Work-life balance 27.6 44.4 42.1 28.6 30.9 44.4 32.0
 Career guidance 59.3 66.7 42.1 66.1 60.0 72.2 60.5
 None of the above 4.9 4.4 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 2.3
Signed mentoring agreement, %
 Yes 17.1 13.3 26.3 16.1 16.4 11.1 15.7
 No 82.1 84.4 73.7 82.1 83.6 88.9 83.1
 Missing 0.8 2.2 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.2
Current mentoring program involves, %
 Defined goals 45.5 42.2 57.9 50.0 45.5 27.8 43.6
 Defined timelines 43.9 35.6 42.1 51.8 43.6 22.2 40.7
 Defined commitments for the mentor 28.5 20.0 42.1 30.4 29.1 5.6 25.6
 Defined commitments for the trainee 38.2 28.9 52.6 35.7 41.8 16.7 34.9
 Defined frequency and nature of interaction with the mentor 23.6 28.9 42.1 28.6 16.4 22.2 24.4
 None of the above 35.0 35.6 26.3 30.4 32.7 50.0 36.6
 Missing 1.6 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.2
Participant is a mentor for other trainees, %
 Yes 68.3 57.8 36.8 60.7 78.2 61.1 65.7
 No 28.5 42.2 57.9 37.5 21.8 38.9 32.0
 Missing 3.3 0.0 5.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 2.3

M.S.: Master's student; Ph.D.: doctoral student. Stratified by clinical background and career stage so that columns are not mutually exclusive. Rows are not mutually exclusive; respondents may have checked off more than one form of mentorship, thereby causing the rows (totals) to be >100%. 4 participants did not specify whether or not they were clinicians. 24 participants did not specify their career stage or marked their career stage as “other.” §Within 60 months of first academic appointment.