title: Essential elements for a pharmacy practice mentoring program.
abstract: Formal guidelines for mentoring faculty members in pharmacy practice divisions of colleges and schools of pharmacy do not exist in the literature. This paper addresses the background literature on mentoring programs, explores the current state of mentoring programs used in pharmacy practice departments, and provides guidelines for colleges and schools instituting formal mentoring programs. As the number of pharmacy colleges and schools has grown, the demand for quality pharmacy faculty members has dramatically increased. While some faculty members gain teaching experience during postgraduate residency training, new pharmacy practice faculty members often need professional development to meet the demands of their academic responsibilities. A mentoring program can be 1 means of improving faculty success and retention. Many US colleges and schools of pharmacy have developed formal mentoring programs, whereas several others have informal processes in place. This paper discusses those programs and the literature available, and makes recommendations on the structure of mentoring programs.
authors.affiliation: James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA. anne.metzger@uc.edu
authors.forename: Anne H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Metzger
authors.forename: Yolanda M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jarvis
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Stoner
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pitlick
authors.forename: Michelle L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hilaire
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanes
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Lodise
mesh_terms: D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D005178:Faculty / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States
keywords: faculty; faculty development; mentor; mentoring; pharmacy practice