title: Does early mentorship in child and adolescent psychiatry make a difference? The Klingenstein Third-Generation Foundation Medical Student Fellowship Program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  There is a critical shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists in the United States. Increased exposure, through mentorship, clinical experiences, and research opportunities, may increase the number of medical students selecting child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) as a career choice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between 2008 and 2011, 241 first-year participants of a program to increase exposure to CAP, funded by the Klingenstein Third-Generation Foundation (KTGF) at 10 medical schools completed baseline surveys assessing their opinions of and experiences in CAP, and 115 second-year participants completed follow-up surveys to reflect 1 year of experience in the KTGF Program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students reported significantly increased positive perception of mentorship for career and research guidance, along with perceived increased knowledge and understanding of CAP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest that the KTGF Program positively influenced participating medical students, although future studies are needed to determine whether these changes will translate into more medical students entering the field of CAP.
authors.forename: Joshua A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Althoff
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Anders
authors.forename: Yoshie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Davison
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frosch
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Horst
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hudziak
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Shashank V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Robert Li
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kitts
authors.forename: Justine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leckman
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lowenhaupt
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pruitt
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Malloy
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Partner
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarles
authors.forename: Linmarie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sikich
authors.forename: Lloyd
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kolevzon
mesh_terms: D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D002321:Career Choice; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000379:methods; D005582:Foundations; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000078329:Workforce