Ecological Psychology: A Framework for Mentoring and Career Development in Academic Medicine.

IF 5.3 2区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Academic Medicine Pub Date : 2024-12-04 DOI:10.1097/ACM.0000000000005941

John C Penner, Steven J Durning, Joseph J Rencic, Anthony A Donato, Jennifer A Cleland

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Abstract: Effective mentoring can help individuals navigate the complex, dynamic environment of academic medicine as they work to develop meaningful and fulfilling careers. Despite robust research into the characteristics of effective mentoring relationships and successful mentoring programs, resources that support mentors and mentees in engaging in career development in academic medicine are limited. Ecological psychology, a theory focusing on how the dynamic interplay between individuals and their environment influences cognition and behavior, offers a promising framework for exploring how mentors and mentees can support positive career development outcomes. In this article, the authors introduce selected principles derived from ecological psychology and supplement these principles with practical, hypothetical examples that demonstrate the use of ecological psychology across the continuum of career development (e.g., from early to middle to late career decisions). By focusing on interactions between individuals and their environment, ecological psychology offers a valuable and practical complement to other theories and frameworks that address career development, such as social cognitive career theory and landscapes of practice. By centering on the dynamic interactions between individuals and their professional environments, ecological psychology offers mentors, mentees, and academic medical centers a practical structure for navigating the intricacies and challenges of career development in academic medicine.

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生态心理学：学术医学指导与职业发展的框架。

摘要：有效的指导可以帮助个人在复杂、动态的学术医学环境中找到有意义和充实的职业生涯。尽管对有效的师徒关系和成功的师徒计划的特征进行了强有力的研究，但支持导师和学员参与学术医学职业发展的资源是有限的。生态心理学是一种关注个体与环境之间动态相互作用如何影响认知和行为的理论，它为探索导师和学员如何支持积极的职业发展结果提供了一个有希望的框架。在这篇文章中，作者介绍了从生态心理学中衍生出来的一些原则，并用实际的、假设的例子来补充这些原则，这些例子证明了生态心理学在职业发展的连续过程中的应用（例如，从早期到中期到晚期的职业决策）。通过关注个体与环境之间的相互作用，生态心理学为解决职业发展的其他理论和框架（如社会认知职业理论和实践景观）提供了有价值和实用的补充。通过关注个体与其专业环境之间的动态互动，生态心理学为导师、学员和学术医学中心提供了一个实用的结构，以引导学术医学职业发展的复杂性和挑战。

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Academic Medicine 医学-卫生保健

CiteScore

7.80

自引率

9.50%

发文量

982

审稿时长

3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： Academic Medicine, the official peer-reviewed journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, acts as an international forum for exchanging ideas, information, and strategies to address the significant challenges in academic medicine. The journal covers areas such as research, education, clinical care, community collaboration, and leadership, with a commitment to serving the public interest.