title: Evaluation of a Speed Mentoring Program: Achievement of Short-Term Mentee Goals and Potential for Longer-Term Relationships.
abstract: Speed mentoring provides brief mentoring and networking opportunities. We evaluated 1) a national speed mentoring program's ability to encourage in-person networking and advice-sharing, and 2) 2 potential outcomes: helping mentees achieve 3-month goals, and fostering mentoring relationships after the program.
  
  
  
  An outcome approach logic model guided our program evaluation. Sixty mentees and 60 mentors participated. Each mentee met with 6 mentors for 10 minutes per pairing. At the program, mentees created goals. At 3 months, mentors sent mentees a reminder e-mail. At 4 months, participants received a Web-based survey.
  
  
  
  Forty-two (70%) mentees and 46 (77%) mentors completed the survey. Participants reported the program allowed them to share/receive advice, to network, to provide/gain different perspectives, and to learn from each other. Mentors as well as mentees identified shared interests, mentor-mentee chemistry, mentee initiative, and mentor approachability as key qualities contributing to ongoing relationships. Many mentor-mentee dyads had additional contact (approximately 60%) after the program and approximately one-third thought they were likely to continue the relationship. Goal-setting encouraged subsequent mentor-mentee contact and motivated mentees to work toward attaining their 3-month goals. The mentors aided mentees goal attainment by providing advice, offering support, and holding mentees accountable.
  
  
  
  A national speed mentoring program was an effective and efficient way to establish national connections, obtain different perspectives, and receive advice. Goal-setting helped mentees in achieving 3-month goals and fostering mentoring relationships outside of the program. These elements continue to be a part of this program and might be valuable for similar programs.
authors.affiliation: Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY. Electronic address: melissa.cellini@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Melissa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cellini
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Janet R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Serwint
authors.affiliation: The University of Iowa, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: D'Alessandro
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Elaine E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.affiliation: Bellevue Hospital Center/New York University, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Osman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D000071252:Mentoring; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: goal-setting; mentee; mentor; mentoring; mentorship; national organization; speed mentoring