Journal article
Ecological Psychology: A Framework for Mentoring and Career Development in Academic Medicine
ACADEMIC MEDICINE, v 100(3), pp 281-287
01 Mar 2025
PMID: 39637253
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Abstract
Effective mentoring can help individuals navigate the complex, dynamic environment of academic medicine as they work to develop meaningful and fulfilling careers. Despite robust research into the characteristics of effective mentoring relationships and successful mentoring programs, resources that support mentors and mentees in engaging in career development in academic medicine are limited. Ecological psychology, a theory focusing on how the dynamic interplay between individuals and their environment influences cognition and behavior, offers a promising framework for exploring how mentors and mentees can support positive career development outcomes. In this article, the authors introduce selected principles derived from ecological psychology and supplement these principles with practical, hypothetical examples that demonstrate the use of ecological psychology across the continuum of career development (e.g., from early to middle to late career decisions). By focusing on interactions between individuals and their environment, ecological psychology offers a valuable and practical complement to other theories and frameworks that address career development, such as social cognitive career theory and landscapes of practice. By centering on the dynamic interactions between individuals and their professional environments, ecological psychology offers mentors, mentees, and academic medical centers a practical structure for navigating the intricacies and challenges of career development in academic medicine.
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- Title
- Ecological Psychology: A Framework for Mentoring and Career Development in Academic Medicine
- Creators
- John C. Penner (Corresponding Author) - San Francisco VA Medical CenterSteven J. Durning - Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesJoseph J. Rencic - Boston UniversityAnthony A. Donato - Reading HospitalJennifer A. Cleland - Nanyang Technological University
- Publication Details
- ACADEMIC MEDICINE, v 100(3), pp 281-287
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 6
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Medicine (Graduate); General Internal Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001435445700008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85212106587
- Other Identifier
- 991022161732504721
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- Education, Scientific Disciplines
- Health Care Sciences & Services