title: A research mentor training curriculum for clinical and translational researchers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To design and evaluate a research mentor training curriculum for clinical and translational researchers. The resulting 8-hour curriculum was implemented as part of a national mentor training trial.
  
  
  METHODS
  The mentor training curriculum was implemented with 144 mentors at 16 academic institutions. Facilitators of the curriculum participated in a train-the-trainer workshop to ensure uniform delivery. The data used for this report were collected from participants during the training sessions through reflective writing, and following the last training session via confidential survey with a 94% response rate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 88% of respondents reported high levels of satisfaction with the training experience, and 90% noted they would recommend the training to a colleague. Participants also reported significant learning gains across six mentoring competencies as well as specific impacts of the training on their mentoring practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The data suggest the described research mentor training curriculum is an effective means of engaging research mentors to reflect upon and improve their research mentoring practices. The training resulted in high satisfaction, self-reported skill gains as well as behavioral changes of clinical and translational research mentors. Given success across 16 diverse sites, this training may serve as a national model.
authors: Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. cepfund@wisc.edu
authors: Christine
authors: C
authors: Pfund
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: House
authors: Kimberly
authors: K
authors: Spencer
authors: Pamela
authors: P
authors: Asquith
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Carney
authors: Kristyn S
authors: KS
authors: Masters
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: McGee
authors: Janet
authors: J
authors: Shanedling
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: Vecchiarelli
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Fleming
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D001519:Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008611:Mentors / Q000193:education*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000193:education*
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