{"doi":"10.1017/cts.2023.589","title":"Randomized controlled trial of a group peer mentoring model for U.S. academic medicine research faculty","abstract":"Abstract Introduction: Midcareer is a critical transition point for biomedical research faculty and a common dropout point from an NIH-funded career. We report a study to assess the efficacy of a group peer mentoring program for diverse biomedical researchers in academic medicine, seeking to improve vitality, career advancement, and cross-cultural competence. Methods: We conducted a stratified randomized controlled trial with a waitlist control group involving 40 purposefully diverse early midcareer research faculty from 16 states who had a first-time NIH R01 (or equivalent) award, a K training grant, or a similar major grant. The yearlong intervention (2 to 3 days quarterly) consisted of facilitated, structured, group peer mentoring. Main study aims were to enhance faculty vitality, self-efficacy in achieving research success, career advancement, mentoring others, and cultural awareness and appreciation of diversity in the workplace. Results: Compared to the control group, the intervention group’s increased vitality did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.20), but perceived change in vitality was 1.47 standard deviations higher ( D = 1.47, P = 0.03). Self-efficacy for career advancement was higher in the intervention group ( D = 0.41, P = 0.05) as was self-efficacy for research ( D = 0.57, P = 0.02). The intervention group also valued diversity higher ( D = 0.46, P = 0.02), had higher cognitive empathy ( D = 0.85, P = 0.03), higher anti-sexism/racism skills ( D = 0.71, P = 0.01), and higher self-efficacy in mentoring others ( D = 1.14, P = 0.007). Conclusions: The mentoring intervention resulted in meaningful change in important dimensions and skills among a national sample of diverse early midcareer biomedical faculty. This mentoring program holds promise for addressing the urgencies of sustaining faculty vitality and cross-cultural competence.","journal":"Journal of Clinical and Translational Science","year":2023,"id":344868,"datarank":0.0,"base_score":0.0,"endowment":0.0,"self_citation_contribution":0.0,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.0,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":13,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.9313,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":true,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2023-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":319559,"name":"Arthur T. Evans","orcid":null,"position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1084218,"name":"Mark Brimhall-Vargas","orcid":null,"position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1074090,"name":"Janet T. Civian","orcid":null,"position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":794305,"name":"Lisa Cooper","orcid":"0000-0002-2403-8105","position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1073556,"name":"Brian Gibbs","orcid":"0000-0002-3656-5850","position":5,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1073557,"name":"Kacy Ninteau","orcid":"0000-0002-4687-223X","position":6,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":756751,"name":"Vasilia Vasiliou","orcid":null,"position":7,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1073558,"name":"Robert T. Brennan","orcid":"0000-0001-6158-225X","position":8,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":756123,"name":"Linda H. Pololi","orcid":"0000-0002-0764-3135","position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":43,"raw_metadata":null,"created_at":"2026-07-19T01:11:35.133818Z","pmid":"37654777","pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}