Journal article
Mentoring Future Researchers: Advice and Considerations
American journal of orthopsychiatry, v 89(3), pp 329-336
01 Jan 2019
PMID: 31070418
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Abstract
Despite efforts to increase the diversity of academia, minority scholars continue to face significant barriers (e.g., higher financial burden, lack of institutional support for research interests, social isolation) that undermine their representation in the field and overall professional success. Researchers have suggested increased mentorship as a means of mitigating these challenges. In 2015, with the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a panel of senior investigators met via WebEx to discuss strategies to improve the mentorship of underrepresented scholars. The topics covered by this panel included factors that optimize or challenge mentorship based on personal experience, what is special about mentorship in the context of race/ethnicity, relational dynamics, work-life balance, discrimination, and how to address challenges to the mentoring relationship. The current article provides an overview of the convening and synthesizes the lessons learned by panelists' first-hand experiences of mentoring trainees and junior faculty of color. Authors conclude with recommendations and a description of the social and institutional implications of bolstering the professional support of minority scholars.
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- Title
- Mentoring Future Researchers: Advice and Considerations
- Creators
- Margarita Alegria - College Station Medical CenterMarie Fukuda - College Station Medical CenterSheri Lapatin Markle - College Station Medical CenterAmanda NeMoyer - College Station Medical Center
- Publication Details
- American journal of orthopsychiatry, v 89(3), pp 329-336
- Publisher
- Amer Psychological Assoc
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- R01MD009719 / National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) T32MH019733 / National Institute of Mental Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000467403800004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85065791253
- Other Identifier
- 991020929747204721
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- Psychiatry
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