UCD Mentoring Program
What is working?
What needs changing?
Robin L. Hansen, M.D.
Associate Professor
M.I.N.D. Institute Director of Clinical Programs
Chief of Child Development and Behavioral Pediatrics
Responsible Conduct of Research
Mentored Clinical Research Training Program
Summer 2008
July 16, 2008
Mentor/Mentee Survey
 UCD Faculty Development Program formally
began in 2005
 78% (191) of Assistant Professors with
mentor pair by 2006
 Survey in May 2006 to solicit
perspectives/satisfaction/recommendations
- 55% mentee response (75% male)
- 57% mentor response (92% male)
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Mentee Expectations
 N=107
Figure 1. Mentee Expectations of Mentoring Relationship by Topic
Acquiring Addtl Mentors
Professinal Development
Networking
Balancing Prof/Personal Values
Family/Work Balance
Teaching
Grant Writing
Publishing
Research
Tenure
Promotion
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Mentee Satisfaction
 N-107
Figure 2. Mentee Satisfaction with Mentoring Program
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8.5
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7.5
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6.5
Satisfaction with Assigned Mentor
Overall Mentoring Satisfaction
Satisfaction with Work Environment
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Feedback from Mentors
 Satisfaction 5.92 (1-10)
 Increased workload
 Lack of time and resources
 Insufficient program structure
 Lack of
recognition/acknowledgement
administratively
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Recommendations from Survey
 Provide more training to mentors
(and mentees)
 More programmatic support for
communication between mentors
 Tighter/more formal program
structure
 More time/recognition for mentors
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Mentee Comments
 Mentee
- “Many times I feel as though I am bothering my
mentor. He is a very busy man and I don’t want to
cause him problems. I am reluctant to ask for what I
need from him.”
- “I think the program is a good beginning, but I think
mentors need more training and mentees could use a
good orientation about our roles.”
- “We need more women as mentors. Maybe there just
aren’t enough women senior faculty to do that, but
women deal with very different issues professionally
and personally and men can’t help with most of those
issues.”
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Mentor Comments
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“Need more resources.”
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“Demanding – increased workload without benefit.”
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“Mentoring requires time and support and both are in short
supply. There just isn’t enough time to do a good job of
mentoring. We need more training, more opportunities to
meet with other mentors to discuss issues. Hopefully, these
things will be added.”
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“I don’t feel like my department supports the program and,
then, I feel like I should not spend much time on it.”
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“We need some kind of forum of mentors to help each other,
to support each other, and learn how to deal with things that
come up. I know I can call on other mentors, but if we had
regular opportunities to talk and exchange information, it
would help. Even an online kind of thing. Something.”
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Mentor Comments
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“More recognition at formal level.”
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“Make program more visible.”
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“Recognize excellence in mentoring.”
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“Add value for mentors.”
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“Requires too much time, not enough support.”
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“The program isn’t on the radar. It is not visible enough. It
doesn’t get more than just lip service. It needs to be visible
and mentors need to be recognized for the work they do.”
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“We should get the mentors and mentees together once in
a while and recognize the work that they do, to award
those who excel and help those who don’t. The program
isn’t given any significance.”
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Mentor Participation
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“Was asked and told to do so.”
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“Expectation of senior faculty – to help junior faculty.”
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“Enjoy seeing colleagues progress – professional advancement
improves program and makes a center of excellence.”
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“I love training the next generation of academic physician
scientists.”
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“Enjoy seeing people grow and I have some things to offer to
help.”
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“It is the right thing to do. Others helped me. It is giving back.”
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“It is part of serving others – helping them develop
professionally.”
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“It is one generation helping the next – helping future scholars
and scientists.”
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UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
The UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, in Sacramento, Calif., was founded in 1998 as a unique
interdisciplinary research center where parents, community leaders, researchers, clinicians and
volunteers collaborate to study and treat autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. For
more information, visit www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindistitute.
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