Table 3.
Predictors of having a role as a mentor at MGHa
| Bivariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n/N (%) | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 207/278 (74.5) | < 0.001 | Ref | ||
| Female | 118/210 (56.2) | 0.57 | 0.35–0.91 | 0.02 | |
| Race | |||||
| Non-minority | 303/454 (66.7) | 0.53 | Ref | ||
| Minority | 19/31 (61.3) | 1.62 | 0.67–3.91 | 0.28 | |
| Rank | |||||
| Instructor | 107/214 (50.0) | < 0.001 | Ref | ||
| Assistant Professor | 104/150 (69.3) | 3.40 | 2.00–5.79 | < 0.001 | |
| Associate Professor | 60/67 (89.6) | 11.5 | 4.35–30.5 | < 0.001 | |
| Professor | 53/56 (94.6) | 19.8 | 5.51–71.4 | < 0.001 | |
| Pathway | |||||
| Investigator | 161/208 (77.4) | < 0.001 | Ref | ||
| Non-investigator | 153/257 (59.5) | 0.63 | 0.38–1.04 | 0.07 | |
| Have a mentor at MGH | |||||
| Never | 49/98 (50.0) | 0.001 | Ref | ||
| Currently | 197/291 (67.7) | 3.50 | 1.84–6.67 | < 0.001 | |
| Previously | 48/64 (75.0) | 2.88 | 1.19–6.95 | 0.02 | |
| Stalledb | |||||
| No | 228/351 (65.0) | 0.09 | Ref | ||
| Yes | 35/65 (53.8) | 0.93 | 0.47–1.84 | 0.83 | |
aOutcome variable was assessed by asking the following question “How many people do you currently mentor?” If faculty had at least one mentee, then they were considered having a role as a mentor
bExcluding those who had a mentor in the past (not currently) and those of professor rank