Open Access“Moving the Science Forward”: Faculty Perceptions of Culturally Diverse Mentor Training Benefits, Challenges, and Support
Author(s) -
Damani K. White-Lewis,
Ana L. Romero,
Justin A. Gutzwa,
Sylvia Hurtado
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cbe life sciences education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.33
H-Index - 67
ISSN - 1931-7913
DOI - 10.1187/cbe.21-08-0217
Subject(s) - perception , psychological intervention , medical education , psychology , faculty development , cultural diversity , professional development , medicine , sociology , neuroscience , anthropology , psychiatry
This study applied social exchange theory to examine 74 faculty members’ perceptions of culturally diverse mentor training activities at 10 undergraduate institutions in the early stages of implementing grant-funded interventions focused on determining the most effective ways to engage and retain racially diverse students in biomedical research.