Wiskur, B., Sood, A., Myers, O., Shore, X., Soller, B., Mickel, N., Dominguez, N., & Tigges, B.

Mentorship Interventions Across Career Stages in Biomedical & Health Sciences Fields [Special Is- sue], Vol. 8, No. 1, (2024) pp. 178-192

doi.org/10.62935/eu1891

Abstract

This study evaluated faculty mentoring competencies of 94 mentor-mentee pairs across institutions using the Mentoring Competency Assessment (MCA-21). Results indicated consistent mentor self-assessments and mentee evaluations of mentors across sites, with no significant association of gender or race/ethnicity on competency scoring. Mentees rated mentors higher than mentor's self-assessments. The greatest self-assessment disparities were within the female clinical educator and female assistant professor mentor groups - they rated their competency lower than the male tenure track and male professor groups, identifying the influence of mentors' gender, rank, and track on self-assessment of their mentoring competency. Results highlight the subjective elements inherent in mentor competency evaluations. Additional multi-site, longitudinal studies of the mentor-mentee dyad could identify precise training needs to enhance mentoring.