Mentoring the next generation of HIV prevention researchers: a model mentoring program at the University of California San Francisco and Gladstone Institute of Immunology and Virology Center for AIDS research.

Full Abstract

PURPOSE:
Mentoring is critical to develop and nurture early career investigators, helping them to succeed in building networks of colleagues, and is especially important for investigators focused on HIV research. We piloted a multidiscipline mentoring program targeting postdoctoral scholars and early career faculty concentrating on HIV/AIDS research.

METHOD:
The pilot mentoring program was conducted at the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) at the University of California San Francisco and the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology. Mentees were self-referred postdoctoral scholars and early career faculty. Mentors were drawn from the senior faculty. Early career mentees were matched with senior investigators for individual meetings, a monthly workshop on topics directed by the mentees, and single-day mentoring seminars.

RESULTS:
More than 30 mentees and 20 mentors have participated in the pilot project. Most mentees reported that the 1-on-1 mentoring was a satisfying experience. The most highly valued activities were those that facilitated networking among mentees, networking between mentors and mentees, and workshops that focused on grant applications and first academic appointments and promotions.

CONCLUSIONS:
A multidisciplinary mentoring program for postdoctoral scholars and early career faculty focused on HIV/AIDS research is valuable. Umbrella organizations, such as the CFAR, are well suited to create and provide highly valued mentoring experiences.

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Author information

Author/s: Kahn, James (J); Des Jarlais, Christine D (CD); Dobkin, Loren (L); Barrs, Sarah French (SF); Greenblatt, Ruth M (RM);

Affiliation: Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. jkahn(-atsign-)php.ucsf.edu

Grants: K24-MH 64384 (Agency:United States NIMH) ; K24RR024369 (Agency:United States NCRR) ; P30 AI027763 (Agency:United States NIAID) ; P30A127763 (Agency:United States PHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Mar; vol 47 Suppl 1 (issue ) : pp S5-9

Dates: Created 2008/02/27; Completed 2008/04/29;

PMID: 18301135, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Communicable Disease Control - methods
Community Networks
Education
Education, Continuing
Education, Professional
Female

Female
HIV Infections - epidemiology; prevention & control
Humans
Male
Mentors
Peer Review, Research
United States - epidemiology

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