NCRR ARRA Development-Workforce Development

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The research proposed in this collaborative application Implementation and Evaluation of Formal Training for Mentors of K-Series Mentored Career Development Awards will uniquely study mentor training in the biomedical academic community. The randomized controlled trial will be conducted at 15 Clinical and Translational Science Award sites over a 21-month period with six months for baseline data collection, nine months for the intervention, three months for follow-up, and three months for analysis. The multi-site trial will be conducted to determine whether the resultant skills-focused, case-based, mentor training program can improve the mentoring skills of K series mentors.

Detailed Description
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The trial will be conducted over a 21-month period with six months for baseline data collection, nine months for the intervention, three months for follow-up, and three months for analysis. The trial will be conducted to determine whether the resultant skills-focused, case-based, mentor training program can improve the mentoring skills of K series mentors. Our modified Wisconsin Mentoring Seminar Curriculum will consist of four 2-hour sessions administered within an 8-week period, using trained facilitators. Scholars will include all recipients of a K-Series Award at the 3 CTSA sites (e.g., K01, K08, K12, K23, K24, K99, KL2), who will be funded during the two-year cycle of this Administrative Supplement. We will randomly assign 300 K-award mentors of these scholars to a control group (n=150) or to the experimental intervention (n=150).

Official Title
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Implementation and Evaluation of Formal Training for Mentors of K-Series Mentored Career Awards

Conditions
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Research Mentoring Skills

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Mentor Training


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: - Mentor of junior faculty, post doc or PhD student engaged in clinical or translational research Willingness to attend mentor training if assigned to intervention arm Exclusion Criteria: -
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Mentor Training<br>The group that is randomized into the intervention group to attend Mentor Training Sessions. | Other: Mentor Training<br>* Four 2 hour sessions of Mentor Training<br>|
| No Intervention: No Mentor Training<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Improvement of Mentoring Skills (comprised of 6 key competencies). | Based on a summative score of the 26 items assessing global mentoring skills (section 3 of the pre/post instrument) for both mentors and mentees across both the control and intervention groups. | 6 months post intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Increased Active Mentoring of the mentee | Based on a summative score of items in section 2 of the pre-post instrument addressing frequency of contact between mentor and mentee and the amount of review/feedback mentees receive on their grants or manuscripts for both mentors and mentees across both the control and intervention groups | 6 months post intervention | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Mentor Training, Randomized trial of mentoring effectiveness, Mentoring clinical researchers