1. Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) Office of Faculty Development (OFD) Mid-Career Faculty Development S. Jean Emans, MD, Faculty Director Maxine Milstein, MBA, Administrative Director

2. www.childrenshospital.org/research/ofdwww.bostonchildrens.org/research/ofd

3. Mid-career faculty at HMS No mandatory limits on time at rank or tenure at HMS affiliated hospitals Definition variable – proposed  Instructor > 15 years  Assistant Professor > 10 years  Associate Professor < 5 years 2009 Mentoring survey of HMS and HSDM women faculty Areas of mentoring concerns - Important - Not met or met - Gap = important and unmet Participants identified a desire for more comprehensive and targeted mentoring to address gaps that varied by rank, research focus, parenting, and work time status. Blood EA, Ullrich NJ, Hirshfeld-Becker DR, Seely EW, Connelly MT, Warfield CA, Emans SJ. Academic women faculty: are they finding the mentoring they need? J Womens Health. 2012 Nov; 21(11):1201-8.

4. Results from 2009 Survey Mentoring gaps Most common - identified by 52% of respondents -Developing and achieving career goals -Negotiation skills Assistant Professors – writing and publishing articles Associate Professors – program development/strategic planning Other Findings - Lower ranks – desire for mentorship for advancement (research and lecturing skills, getting national recognition) - Instructors >15 years – were less likely to have mentors - Part-time faculty – older children, less mentorship, in rank longer Strategies to enhance mentoring need to address career stages and include a framework for assessing mentoring gaps

5. BCH OFD Initiatives Annual career conferences – form on website including career customization One-on-one meetings for mid-career faculty to review career trajectory and CV with S. Jean Emans, MD One-on-one meetings for department heads to review faculty progress with S. Jean Emans, MD Mentoring – consultation, programs, guides Cultural awareness and competency training specifically designed for faculty The Academy at Children’s (Medical Education) Harvard Medical School/Hospital Courses - Mentoring - Leadership Development

6. Examples of OFD Mid-Career Faculty Seminars Promotion seminars co-presented by Harvard Medical School Office for Faculty Affairs – Carol Bates, MD, Bethany Westlund, PhD – and BCH Faculty Successful Strategies for Writing and Renewing your R01 – Ellen Grant, MD, Wayne Lencer, MD, Scott Pomeroy, MD, PhD Medical Leadership: Managing in Uncertain Times – Vincent Chiang, MD Authorship and Best Practices for Addressing Disputes – Melissa Brodrick, MEd Managing Up – Melissa Brodrick, MEd Recommendations and References: Navigating Challenging Situations – Theodore Sectish, MD, Ellen Rothstein, JD, Carolyn Stetson Running Effective Meetings – Frederick Lovejoy, MD