scholarly journals A System-Wide Health Sciences Faculty Mentor Training Program Is Associated with Improved Effective Mentoring and Institutional Climate

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
JoAnn Trejo ◽  
Deborah Wingard ◽  
Virginia Hazen ◽  
Alexandra Bortnick ◽  
Karen Van Hoesen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Mentor Training ◽  
Institutional Climate ◽  
Faculty Mentor

Special Education Mentoring within the Context of Rural Schools

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Babione ◽  
Catherine Shea
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Novice Teachers ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Mentor Training ◽  
Teacher Mentors ◽  
School Settings ◽  
One Year

This article describes a one-year rural mentor training program designed for novice special education teachers and their teacher mentors. Mentoring efforts to encourage collaboration and collegiality run counter to age-old norms of autonomy and congeniality in the school settings. However, collaborative forums can provide support for both experienced and novice teachers to engage in ‘critical friendships’ through discussions on the dilemmas, ambiguities, and paradoxes identified within the contexts of their rural school settings.

scholarly journals Referring Patients to Nurses: Outcomes and Evaluation of a Nurse Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Training Program for Colorectal Cancer Screening

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 301-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark J Dobrow ◽  
Mary Anne Cooper ◽  
Karen Gayman ◽  
Jason Pennington ◽  
Joanne Matthews ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
College Health ◽  
Tubular Adenoma ◽  
Women's College

Colorectal cancer is a significant health burden. Several screening options exist that can detect colorectal cancer at an early stage, leading to a more favourable prognosis. However, despite years of knowledge on best practice, screening rates are still very low in Canada, particularly in Ontario. The present paper reports on efforts to increase the flexible sigmoidoscopy screening capacity in Ontario by training nurses to perform this traditionally physician-performed procedure. Drawing on American, British and local experience, a professional regulatory framework was established, and training curriculum and assessment criteria were developed. Training was initiated at Princess Margaret Hospital and Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario. (During the study, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre was deamalgamated into two separate hospitals: Women’s College Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.) Six registered nurses participated in didactic, simulator and practical training. These nurses performed a total of 77 procedures in patients, 23 of whom had polyps detected and biopsied. Eight patients were advised to undergo colonoscopy because they had one or more neoplastic polyps. To date, six of these eight patients have undergone colonoscopy, one patient has moved out of the province and another patient is awaiting the procedure. Classifying the six patients according to the most advanced polyp histology, one patient had a negative colonoscopy (no polyps found), one patient’s polyps were hyperplastic, one had a tubular adenoma, two had advanced neoplasia (tubulovillous adenomas) and one had adenocarcinoma. All these lesions were excised completely at colonoscopy. Overall, many difficulties were anticipated and addressed in the development of the training program; ultimately, the project was affected most directly by challenges in encouraging family physicians to refer patients to the program. As health human resource strategies continue to evolve, it is believed that lessons learned from experience make an important contribution to the knowledge of how nontraditional health services can be organized and delivered.

scholarly journals 4207 Development and Evaluation of a Pilot Mentor Training Program for Clinical Translational Research Professional Workforce

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (s1) ◽  
pp. 60-60
Author(s):  
Yulia A. Strekalova ◽  
H. Robert Kolb ◽  
Holly Morris ◽  
Rebecca Austin-Datta
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Translational Research ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Competency Assessment ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Mentor Training ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Talent Retention

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The goal of this project was to develop and evaluate a pilot mentor training program for clinical research professionals. This project presents an evidence- and theory-based mentoring program that has been developed, implemented, and evaluated for this group of translational research professions. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: The curriculum for the program was designed for aspiring mentors and aligned with the topics of existing Entering Mentoring curriculum for translational workforce (Pfund, Branchaw & Handelsman, 2015). Eleven experienced CRPs participated in the pilot training program. The training was delivered in two-hour meetings over eight weeks. Qualitative e-mail interviews and a validated mentoring competency assessment (Fleming et al., 2013) and mentor role assessment (Dilmore, 2010) tool were used for process and outcome evaluation. Cases studies specific to the CRPs work environment were developed and used to facilitate discussions throughout the training. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Pre- and post-training scores for mentoring competency assessment were compared across six sub-indexes. Paired t-tests showed a significant difference for the maintaining effective communication competency, p = 0.0202. Comparisons of individual items also showed positive changes in the promoting professional development competency, p = 0.0161). Qualitative assessment revealed that most mentor trainees recognized a distinction between a mentor and a supervisor or on-the-job-trainer. Furthermore, most have been informal mentors without a formal role assignment, the need for ongoing mentoring, and potential of mentoring networks. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: CRPs is a diverse group of research support professionals who may hold the roles of research study coordinators, research nurses, regulatory and compliance specialists. Tailored mentoring can provide essential infrastructure for ongoing professional development and support talent retention.

scholarly journals Implementing and Evaluating a Mentor Training to Improve Support for Early-Career Scholars in Tobacco Regulatory Science

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1041-1045
Author(s):  
Christy D Di Frances ◽  
Ellen Childs ◽  
Jessica L Fetterman ◽  
Andrea C Villanti ◽  
Cassandra A Stanton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Regulatory Science ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Mentor Training ◽  
Regulatory Policies ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Career Trajectories ◽  
Funding Opportunities

Abstract Introduction To implement and evaluate a blended online and in-person training to help mentors of early-career researchers appreciate the complexities of Tobacco Regulatory Science (TRS), refine TRS mentoring skills, and become acquainted with resources for providing effective guidance to TRS mentees. Methods TRS mentors engaged in a two-part pilot test of the training program. Authors evaluated both the online and in-person training using retrospective pre-post evaluations, which measure learning at the conclusion of a training program, and post-program focus groups. Twenty learners completed the online training, and 16 learners attended the in-person training module. Nine participants completed evaluations for the online module, and 12 participants completed evaluations for the in-person module. Results Program assessments revealed that participants found that the training achieved its overall goals. The majority of respondents (87.5%) rated the online portion of the training as valuable. For the in-person training, participants reported statistically significant improvements regarding confidence in: helping mentees to identify skills and training to effectively pursue TRS, assisting mentees in weighing career trajectories, and guiding mentees in conducting research responsive to TRS regulatory priorities. Conclusions The novel mentoring program was well received by faculty seeking to strengthen skills for mentoring early-career TRS researchers to navigate the complex landscape of TRS, explore diverse funding opportunities, and discern potential career trajectories. It provided unique content to address issues outside the traditional tobacco research training curriculum and offered specific information on regulatory policies, priorities, and opportunities. Implications This research documents the deployment and evaluation of a blended online and in-person training program for investigators mentoring early-career researchers working in TRS. Our assessment discovered that participants found the training to be valuable to their overall mentoring objectives. The training comprises a novel curriculum for investigators engaged in mentoring early-career researchers in a unique field, thus filling a deficit in the published literature by presenting a curriculum that has been customized to the unique needs of TRS mentors.

A Training Program for the End User in the Academic Health Sciences Center

1986 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-101
Author(s):  
Marjorie B. Wannarka ◽  
Haworth Continuing Features Submission
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
End User ◽  
Academic Health
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