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Table 2 Predictors of currently having a mentor at MGHa, b

From: The impact of active mentorship: results from a survey of faculty in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital

 

Bivariate Analysis

Multivariate Analysis

Yes, n/N (%)

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

Gender

 Male

152/209 (72.7)

0.45

Ref

  

 Female

146/192 (76.0)

 

1.15

0.68–1.93

0.61

Race

 Non-minority

276/372 (74.2)

0.84

Ref

  

 Minority

19/25 (76.0)

 

0.99

0.35–2.82

0.99

Rank

 Instructor

157/189 (83.1)

0.002

Ref

  

 Assistant Professorc

87/126 (69.0)

 

0.40

0.22–0.73

0.002

 Associate Professor

29/46 (63.0)

 

0.30

0.14–0.68

0.004

 Professor

25/39 (64.1)

 

0.17

0.07–0.42

< 0.001

Pathway

 Investigator

158/177 (89.3)

< 0.001

Ref

  

 Non-investigator

127/206 (61.7)

 

0.15

0.08–0.27

< 0.001

  1. aOutcome variable was assessed by asking the following question: “Do you currently have at least one person at Massachusetts General Hospital who you consider to be mentor?”
  2. bThis analysis excluded those who noted they had a mentor in the past (but not currently)
  3. cWhen Assistant Professors were used as the referent group, there was no statistically significant difference between Associate Professors and Assistant Professors (OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.34–1.68) but there was a trend toward Professors less frequently having a current mentor than Assistant Professors (OR 0.43 95% CI 0.17–1.04)