Academic women faculty: Are they finding the mentoring they need?

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1201-1208

  Blood, Emily A ^a,d   Ullrich, Nicole J ^a,d   Hirshfeld Becker, Dina R ^b,d   Seely, Ellen W ^c,d   Connelly, Maureen T ^d,e   Warfield, Carol A ^d,f   Emans, S Jean ^a,d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FACULTY PRACTICE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENTORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 84869018678     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2012.3529     Document Type: Article

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