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Purpose

Mentorship is essential to job satisfaction and promotion among academic physicians, and literature suggests that a single mentor is rarely sufficient. The investigators are studying whether implementation of a secondary mentorship program among physicians at their institution leads to improved job satisfaction over 6 months.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
All ages
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

Physician employed as full-time faculty in the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Medicine.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Secondary Mentor Plus Career Development Resources 		Subjects will be assigned a secondary mentor for 6 months. Subjects will also receive career development resources.
  • Other: Secondary Mentor
    Subjects will be matched with a secondary mentor from the Department of Medicine for 6 months. Mentors and mentees are expected to hold one-on-one meetings monthly for the first 3 months followed by at least once every 3 months thereafter.
  • Other: Career Development Resources
    Subjects will receive career development resources.
Other
Career Development Resources Alone 		Subjects will not be assigned a secondary mentor. Subjects will receive career development resources only.
  • Other: Career Development Resources
    Subjects will receive career development resources.

More Details

Status
Completed
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital

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