Table 5.

Faculty experiences of the annual review: semi-structured interviews.

Practical considerations	Mentorship	Focus of review	Community ethos
“… when I find my calendar more and more cluttered it's harder and harder to find time to do the pre-work, but once I get to the day then I'm really glad that I've done it.”	“People make comments or ask questions that are helpful for me to bring back to my mentee…”	“Whenever the person is smart enough to ask the right questions, they always get discussed very well.”	“I do come away every year thinking about how this is all about grants and publications. …it indicates what the heart of the DPM is.”
“It's tiring, but it's worth it.”	“It might be nice if it weren’t so mentor dependent… if there were other channels to get the feedback to the person.”	“The things that are emphasized are those things which are conducive to promotion.”	“It's a generous culture.”
“And to maintain the level of interest, and feel like you want to think about each individual, it just gets harder.”	(the review) “it adds a layer of objectivity, and adds some standardization across everybody”	“I thought that the goal of this, and sometimes it happens, is really to look at the person, and what’s right for that person.”	“Department is very proud of the process.”
			“I think it probably builds community.”
			“It’s nice to know about the breadth of - - and often depth of what people are doing.”