TY - JOUR
T1 - MCH Pipeline Training Program
T2 - Connecting with Academia to Build Capacity Through Mentoring
AU - Belcher, Harolyn M.E.
AU - Copeland-Linder, Nikeea
AU - Stone, Jacqueline
AU - Waters, Catrina R.
AU - Kuo, Alice
AU - Moerchen, Victoria
AU - Olaleye, Omonike
AU - Salihu, Hamisu M.
AU - Vamos, Cheryl
AU - Brown, Claudia
AU - Reddy, Madhavi M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The activities described in this article were funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under Grant (or Cooperative Agreement) Number T16MC29832.
Funding Information:
The activities described in this article were funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under grant (or cooperative agreement) number T16MC29832. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policies of HHS or HRSA, nor does mention of the department or agency names imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Culturally congruent mentorship
KW - MCH workforce development
KW - Pipeline programs
KW - Underrepresented populations
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U2 - 10.1007/s10995-022-03397-3
DO - 10.1007/s10995-022-03397-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 35325352
AN - SCOPUS:85126214433
SN - 1092-7875
VL - 26
SP - 37
EP - 43
JO - Maternal and child health journal
JF - Maternal and child health journal
ER -