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MCH Pipeline Training Program: Connecting with Academia to Build Capacity Through Mentoring.
- Source :
- Maternal & Child Health Journal; Aug2022 Suppl 1, Vol. 26, p37-43, 7p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Introduction: Efforts to recruit and retain diverse Maternal and Child Health (MCH) professionals are of paramount public health significance. Culturally congruent mentorship strategies are key to supporting a successful transition from undergraduate to graduate studies. Methods: This mixed-method study evaluated a culturally congruent mentorship training used by one of the MCH Pipeline Training programs and described mentorship practices and lessons learned from the six MCH Pipeline programs. A retrospective pre-test post-test survey assessed mentorship competency skills following a mentoring workshop. All MCH Pipeline program leaders completed a questionnaire to elicit responses about mentoring training practices, mentor evaluation strategies, and lessons learned. Results: Maternal and Child Health Pipeline Training Programs supported 1890 undergraduate scholars at universities and institutions nationally. Scholars at six MCH Pipeline Programs participated in MCH education and mentored experiential leadership opportunities in clinical practice, research, and public health education. Qualitative program-level mentor survey themes indicated the importance of creating a reflective space and building mentorship teams. Mean mentor self-assessed improvement in mentor competencies was 14.4 points, 95% CI [10.5, 18.3], p <.001 following completion of a mentoring training workshop implemented by one of the MCH Pipeline programs. Discussion: The Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau recognized the need to support the development of the next generation of diverse MCH leaders. Pipeline programs that included mentoring workshops and building culturally congruent mentorship teams are two strategies to increase and retain diverse scholars in graduate school and leaders in the public health workforce. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- NATIONAL competency-based educational tests
MATERNAL health services
TEACHER-student relationships
STATISTICS
CONFIDENCE intervals
RESEARCH methodology
LEADERSHIP
MENTORING
TRANSITIONAL programs (Education)
RETROSPECTIVE studies
CULTURAL pluralism
NURSING education
PRE-tests & post-tests
UNDERGRADUATE programs
T-test (Statistics)
CHILD health services
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
CULTURAL competence
QUESTIONNAIRES
EXPERIENTIAL learning
COMMUNICATION
CHI-squared test
RESEARCH funding
REFLECTION (Philosophy)
PERSONNEL management
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10927875
- Volume :
- 26
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Maternal & Child Health Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159159404
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-022-03397-3