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How can we promote academic advancement for JR faculty? Finding the right mentorship is key. Check out #IDWeek2020 oral abstract 134 by @vera_luther @armstrws @BonuraErin @MikeMeliaMD @DrDavidRiedel @BSchwartzinSF

This abstract describes the innovative work by @IDSAMedEdCOP to link junior faculty w/ mentors at #IDWeek. More to come Friday!

Interested in what contributes to gender bias in academic advancement in ID? Check out #IDWeek2020 oral abstract 136 by @WendyStead5 @IDDocJen @DrJRMarcelin @CarlosdelRio7 @douglaskrakower: A Qual Analysis of Factors Contributing to Gender Bias in Academic Advancement in ID.

This=follow up to their #JID paper (also w/ @arghavan_salles) that compiles the results of a survey conducted at IDWeek2019 of women faculty members at all ranks + male full professors regarding barriers to academic advancement for women in ID https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32926743/ ">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32926743/...

Peering Through the Glass Ceiling: A Mixed Methods Study of Faculty Perceptions of Gender Barriers...

Sponsorship and informed advising about institutional promotions tracks may help to narrow the advancement gap. The Infectious Disease Society of America should consider ambitious policy changes...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32926743/

For more on mentoring in clinical and infectious diseases, check out this paper in EJCMID that reports the results of an international cross-sectional survey of ESCMID members:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30783890/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30783890/... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/ClinMicro"> #ClinMicro #IDtwitter

Current mentorship practices in the training of the next generation of clinical microbiology and...

The purpose of this study was to describe the current practice of mentorship in clinical microbiology (CM) and infectious diseases (ID) training, to identify possible areas for improvement and to...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30783890/

Only 36% of respondents were assigned a mentor during their training. Satisfaction of the mentee was associated w/ mentors who were viewed as career models, gave constructive feedback on performance, + knew the family structure of the mentee, NOT w/ having the same specialty.

Mentors: watch out for common mentorship pitfalls as described by @vineet_chopra @dpedelson @sanjaysaint. Don’t be The Hijacker, The Exploiter, The Possessor, The Bottleneck, The Country Clubber, or The World Traveler! https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2512789">https://jamanetwork.com/journals/...

Mentorship Malpractice

The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2512789

Mentees: don’t be complicit, set boundaries and communicate needs, establish a mentoring team, and know when to walk away!
#IDweek2020 @IDSAInfo #IDMedEd #MedEd #Mentorship

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