title: Teaching Certificate Program Participants' Perceptions of Mentor-Mentee Relationships.
abstract: Objective. To assess teaching certificate program (TCP) participants' perceptions of mentor-mentee relationships. Methods. A 15-item survey instrument was administered to all 2014-2015 participants of the Indiana Pharmacy Teaching Certificate (IPTeC) program. Results. One hundred percent of IPTeC program participants (83/83) responded to the survey. The majority of participants indicated that having a professional mentor was either very important (52%) or important (47%) to their professional development and preferred to choose their own professional mentor (53%). Mentor characteristics rated as highly important by mentees included having similar clinical practice interests (82%), having similar research interests (66%), and being available to meet face-to-face (90%). Age, race, and gender of the mentor were not rated by mentees as important. Conclusion. Teaching certificate program participants place high importance on having a professional mentor. Mentorship of pharmacists completing TCPs should be a priority for current pharmacy faculty members so adequate guidance is available to future pharmacy educators.
authors.affiliation: Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Amy Heck
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sheehan
authors.affiliation: Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis, Indiana; Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Jasmine D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Gonzalvo
authors.affiliation: Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Indianapolis, Indiana; R.L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Darin C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Ramsey
authors.affiliation: Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Tracy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Sprunger
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D000071216:Faculty, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D064172:Pharmacy Residencies / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000523:psychology
keywords: mentor-mentee relationships; mentoring; residency training; teaching certificate program