Family medicine faculty mentorship experience by type of mentorship
| MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE | AREA OF MENTORSHIP, N (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERALL CAREER | CLINICAL | TEACHING | LEADERSHIP | RESEARCH | WORK-LIFE BALANCE | |
| Type of mentorship received | ||||||
| • Formal | 23 (3.9) | 50 (8.7) | 73 (12.4) | 36 (6.2) | 45 (9.1) | 10 (1.7) |
| • Informal | 383 (65.1) | 293 (50.7) | 246 (41.7) | 304 (52.4) | 155 (31.2) | 336 (58.2) |
| • Both | 94 (16.0) | 165 (28.5) | 188 (31.9) | 79 (13.6) | 81 (16.3) | 51 (8.8) |
| • Neither | 88 (15.0) | 70 (12.1) | 83 (14.1) | 161 (27.8) | 215 (43.4) | 180 (31.2) |
| Ever provided mentorship | ||||||
| • Yes | 468 (75.7) | 497 (81.3) | 391 (63.5) | 255 (41.9) | 144 (25.3) | 411 (66.7) |
| • No | 150 (24.3) | 114 (18.7) | 225 (36.5) | 354 (58.1) | 425 (74.7) | 205 (33.3) |
| Importance of mentorship in current role | ||||||
| • Somewhat or very | 387 (61.9) | 379 (60.6) | 413 (66.1) | 362 (57.9) | 192 (30.7) | 349 (55.8) |
| • Not at all, not very, or neutral | 238 (38.1) | 246 (39.4) | 212 (33.9) | 263 (42.1) | 433 (69.3) | 276 (44.2) |
| Overall mentorship quality | ||||||
| • Poor | 94 (16.0) | 54 (9.3) | 67 (11.4) | 105 (18.2) | 178 (36.6) | 117 (20.2) |
| • Fair | 143 (24.4) | 97 (16.7) | 132 (22.4) | 156 (27.1) | 142 (29.2) | 182 (31.5) |
| • Good | 156 (26.6) | 159 (27.4) | 182 (30.9) | 174 (30.2) | 97 (19.9) | 178 (30.8) |
| • Very good | 150 (25.6) | 188 (32.4) | 157 (26.7) | 117 (20.3) | 48 (9.9) | 79 (13.7) |
| • Excellent | 44 (7.5) | 83 (14.3) | 51 (8.7) | 24 (4.2) | 22 (4.5) | 22 (3.8) |