Secondary Mentoring Program Evaluation
Department of Medicine Secondary Mentoring Program Evaluation
1 other identifier
interventional
40
1 country
1
Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2021
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 4, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 9, 2020
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 4, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 3, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 3, 2022
CompletedApril 7, 2022
April 1, 2022
1.1 years
October 4, 2020
April 5, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Job satisfaction
Job satisfaction is measured by the following question on a questionnaire developed by the investigators: "Overall how satisfied are you with your current position?" Responses are on a 5-point Likert scale (very unsatisfied, unsatisfied, neither, satisfied, very satisfied).
6 months
Study Arms (2)
Secondary Mentor Plus Career Development Resources
EXPERIMENTALSubjects will be assigned a secondary mentor for 6 months. Subjects will also receive career development resources.
Career Development Resources Alone
OTHERSubjects will not be assigned a secondary mentor. Subjects will receive career development resources only.
Interventions
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.
Subjects will receive career development resources.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Physician employed as full-time faculty in the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Medicine.
You may not qualify if:
- None
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Chief, Neuroendocrine Unit
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 4, 2020
First Posted
November 9, 2020
Study Start
January 4, 2021
Primary Completion
February 3, 2022
Study Completion
February 3, 2022
Last Updated
April 7, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-04