TY - JOUR
T1 - Interdisciplinary and distance mentoring in a national substance abuse faculty development program
AU - Morzinski, Jeffrey A.
AU - Graham, Antonnette V.
AU - Lala, S.
AU - Straussner, A.
AU - Schoener, Eugene
AU - Marcus, Marianne T.
AU - Madden, Theresa
AU - Brown, Richard L.
N1 - Funding Information:
Project MAINSTREAM (Multi-Agency Initiative on Substance Abuse TRaining and Education for AMerica) is a nationwide multidisciplinary faculty development fellowship whose goals are to expand fellows’ ability to develop and implement substance curriculum in each of the fellows’ professions and improve substance abuse services. Project funding is provided by the US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Project MAINSTREAM is administered by the Association of Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA).
Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge Project MAINSTREAM fellows and mentors for their work on this project, Doreen MacLane Baeder for project management, Christine Benz and June Daws for administrative assistance, Laura Sanders MSSW for data management and analysis, and project officer Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, Director, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration / Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA/CSAT). This project was funded by cooperative agreement U78 HP 00001 from the Health Resources and Services Administration, and an interagency agreement with SAMHSA/CSAT.
PY - 2008/9/17
Y1 - 2008/9/17
N2 - Mentoring is an important aspect of professional development, but can it advance substance use disorder skills in a national, interdisciplinary fellowship program? This evaluation study used a telephone survey to examine the influence of distance mentoring, interdisciplinary mentoring, and mentor functions on fellows' satisfaction, learning and academic achievements. Based on responses from 36 fellows (92%), this study found high rates of satisfaction with mentors, learning, skill acquisition, and indications of changes in teaching practice. Group comparisons showed geographic distance was not a significant factor in mentoring outcomes, while same-discipline matches and select mentor functions were associated with more positive outcomes.
AB - Mentoring is an important aspect of professional development, but can it advance substance use disorder skills in a national, interdisciplinary fellowship program? This evaluation study used a telephone survey to examine the influence of distance mentoring, interdisciplinary mentoring, and mentor functions on fellows' satisfaction, learning and academic achievements. Based on responses from 36 fellows (92%), this study found high rates of satisfaction with mentors, learning, skill acquisition, and indications of changes in teaching practice. Group comparisons showed geographic distance was not a significant factor in mentoring outcomes, while same-discipline matches and select mentor functions were associated with more positive outcomes.
KW - Distance learning
KW - Fellowship training
KW - Interdisciplinary teams
KW - Mentor programs
KW - Mentoring
KW - Program evaluation
KW - Substance abuse education
KW - Substance use disorders
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U2 - 10.1080/15332700802126229
DO - 10.1080/15332700802126229
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:66249151016
VL - 6
SP - 19
EP - 34
JO - Journal of Teaching in the Addictions
JF - Journal of Teaching in the Addictions
SN - 1533-2705
IS - 1
ER -