Championing women working in health across regional and rural Australia – a new dual-mentorship model

• Published in: BMC medical education Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 299 - 10
• Main Authors: Wozniak, Teresa M., Miller, Esther, Williams, Kevin J., Pickering, Amelia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.09.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Administrative Organization; Analysis; Australia; Career advancement; Career Development; Career development planning; Career Planning; Evaluation; Female; Female employees; Females; Formative Evaluation; Health Personnel; Humans; Individual Characteristics; Internet resources; Job Satisfaction; Leadership; Males; Medical education; Medical personnel; Medical research; Mentoring; Mentoring programs; Mentors; Mentorship; Needs Assessment; Networks; Opportunities; Personal Satisfaction; Physicians; Pilot Projects; Professional development; Program Administration; Program Development; Resource poor settings; Rural health care; Self Efficacy; Social Environment; Women; Women's health; Womens health; Workforce retainment; Workshops; Australia; Evaluation; Resource poor settings; Workforce retainment; Mentorship; Professional development

Mentoring is a critical component of career development and job satisfaction leading to a healthier workforce and more productive outputs. However, there are limited data on mentorship models in regional areas and in particular for women aspiring to leadership positions. Mentorship programs that lev...