VCU NIGMS Mentoring supplement

为导师开发教练技能：总结 弗吉尼亚联邦大学（VCU）已证明致力于培养来自不同领域的学生。 和代表性不足的背景。这一承诺反映在VCU内部的培训方案中 包括由NIGMS资助的培训奖。培训各种背景的人的关键是 赋能在辅导互动中使用辅导技巧可以建立独立性和信心， 已被证明可以提高来自代表性不足背景的初级教师的保留率。类似报告 培训模式应用于以下领域时， 本科医学教育此外，报告说，教练可以减少倦怠和增加进展 强调在VCU导师可用的工具中添加教练技能的主要好处。 VCU目前正在进行的导师培训和活动侧重于许多基本技能，包括文化技能。 意识，需要建立独立性，明确的沟通和透明度;但是，没有 我们的导师可以使用的现有资源，用于教授和发展教练技能。发展和 改进辅导技能将为辅导学员提供一套新的技能。鉴于多方面的训练 我们的导师的角色和部门隶属关系，拟议的试点计划的影响将跨越 计划，部门和学校在VCU。此外，为了确保整个大学的影响，教师 “导师指导技能”计划的招募工作将在国家综合管理系统积极资助的培训中展开 VCU的奖励计划。我们建议加强我们的NIGMS资助的指导关系， 在VCU的培训计划，通过培训20名积极的导师在燃料教练模式，并提供 通过补充资金年的持续支持，以促进这种融合和熟练程度 新技能FUEL模型是一个定义的框架，用于基于指导的交互， 建立对话框架，然后是了解当前状态，探索所需状态，并铺设 一个成功的计划。虽然已经开始了一些努力，在生物医学领域使用教练模式， 在培训方面，这些活动更多的是提供建议，而不是指导。此外，已发表的报告显示， 以前在学术环境中使用辅导的努力注意到，没有提供一个明确的框架， 有限的信心。通过向我们的导师教授FUEL模型并提供持续的支持， 全年成功的可能性都会增加。在课程结束时，导师们将 通过变革性的指导技能，配备影响受训者的学习和表现的设备。

Developing Coaching Skills for Mentors: Summary Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has a demonstrated commitment to training students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. This commitment is reflected across training programs within VCU including the portfolio of NIGMS-funded training awards. Critical to training individuals of all backgrounds is empowerment. Using coaching skills in mentoring interactions builds independence and confidence and has been demonstrated to increase retention of junior faculty from underrepresented backgrounds. Similar reports for increased retention and achievement have been documented when coaching models are applied in undergraduate medical education. Further, reports that coaching can decrease burnout and increase progress to independence, highlight key benefits of adding coaching skills to the tools available to VCU’s mentors. Mentor trainings and activities currently in place at VCU focus on many essential skills including cultural awareness, the need to build independence, clear communication, and transparency; however, there are no existing resources accessible to our mentors that teach and develop coaching skills. The development and refinement of coaching skills will provide a new skill set for mentoring trainees. Given the multi-faceted training roles and departmental affiliations of our mentors, the impact of the proposed pilot program will cut across programs, departments, and schools at VCU. In addition, to ensure impact across the university, faculty recruitment to the Coaching Skills for Mentors program will be deployed across actively funded NIGMS training award programs at VCU. We propose to enhance the mentoring relationships within our NIGMS-funded training programs at VCU through training 20 active mentors in the FUEL coaching model and providing ongoing support through the year of the supplement funding to promote incorporation and proficiency of this new skill set. The FUEL model is a defined framework for coaching-based interactions that begins with Framing the conversation, followed by Understanding the current state, Exploring the desired state, and Laying out a success plan. Although some efforts have already been initiated for using coaching models in biomedical training, these have been more aligned with advice-giving than coaching. In addition, published reports of previous efforts to use coaching in academic settings note that a clear framework was not provided, which limited coaching confidence. By teaching our mentors the FUEL model and providing ongoing support throughout the year, the probability of success will be bolstered. By the end of the program, mentors will be equipped to influence elevated learning and performance of trainees through transformational coaching skills.