Satisfaction
Conditions
Brief summary
Mentorship is essential to job satisfaction and promotion among academic physicians, and literature suggests that a single mentor is rarely sufficient. The investigators are studying whether implementation of a secondary mentorship program among physicians at their institution leads to improved job satisfaction over 6 months.
Interventions
OTHERSecondary Mentor
Subjects will be matched with a secondary mentor from the Department of Medicine for 6 months. Mentors and mentees are expected to hold one-on-one meetings monthly for the first 3 months followed by at least once every 3 months thereafter.
OTHERCareer Development Resources
Subjects will receive career development resources.
Sponsors
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Physician employed as full-time faculty in the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Medicine.
Exclusion criteria
None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Job satisfaction | 6 months | Job satisfaction is measured by the following question on a questionnaire developed by the investigators: Overall how satisfied are you with your current position? Responses are on a 5-point Likert scale (very unsatisfied, unsatisfied, neither, satisfied, very satisfied). |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed