Mentors’ perspectives on the successes and challenges of mentoring in the COG Young Investigator mentorship program: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group

Esbenshade AJ, Kahalley LS, Baertschiger R, Dasgupta R, Goldsmith KC, Nathan PC, Harker-Murray P, Kitko CL, Kolb EA, Murphy ES, Muscal JA, Pierson CR, Reed D, Schore R, Unguru Y, Venkatramani R, Wistinghausen B, Dhall G. Mentors’ perspectives on the successes and challenges of mentoring in the COG Young Investigator mentorship program: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Oct;66(10):e27920. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27920. Epub 2019 Jul 16. PubMed PMID: 31309744; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6707882.

Identification and development of Young Investigators (YI) is critical to the long-term success of research organizations. In 2004, the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) created a mentorship program to foster the career development of YIs (faculty <10 years from initial appointment). This study sought to assess mentors’ long-term assessment of this program. In 2018, 101 past or current mentors in the COG YI mentorship program completed an online survey. Statistical comparisons were made with the Kruskal-Walis Test.