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Developing A Literature-Based Interview Script To Explore Mentorship Models In Medical Education Scholarship: A Collaboration Among Six Medical Institutions, Donna O'Malley, Saori Wendy Herman, Eileen Cichoskikelly, Alice Fornari, Rebecca D. Blanchard, Steven Rougas, Norma S. Saks, Jennifer Kogan

Alice Fornari

Purpose

Medical education scholarship (MES), including medical education research, is meaningful work that benefits faculty, as well as learners and their institutions. Negotiating the terrain of MES – which often includes new languages, systems, and thought processes – requires consistent and effective mentorship. Unfortunately, effective mentorship for MES is lacking and an effective mentorship model has not been identified.

The purpose of this project was to conduct a literature search to inform and refine an interview script as the first part of a larger project that will identify elements of a model for MES. This abstract describes the systematic search …

A Collaborative Distance Approach Using The Evidence To Build A Model For Medical Education Mentorship, Eileen Cichoskikelly, Donna O'Malley, Wendy Herman, Alice Fornari, Rebecca D. Blanchard

Alice Fornari

Background/Purpose: Medical education scholarship (MES) is meaningful work that not only benefits the faculty but also the learners and their institutions. Clinical teaching faculty who engage in Medical Education Research can ensure that their scholarship is directly applied to practice.3 While clinical research skills may be taught directly the adaptation of clinical research skills to MES is limited, lacking in fundamental skills related to terminology, measurement, and literature.1, 2 Inevitably, success depends on good mentorship. Negotiating the terrain of medical education scholarship requires consistent and effective mentorship.3 Unfortunately, effective mentorship for medical education scholarship is lacking.3 Our aim was to …