Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Surgery Mentoring Committee

Value of Faculty Mentorship

Mentorship is recognized as vital to the success of faculty. Reported through multiple studies, the impact of successful mentoring leads to improvements in faculty engagement and satisfaction, career goal setting, understanding the promotion process, scholarly productivity, grant success, involvement in professional organizations, and greater faculty retention, among other parameters. Given the increasingly complex nature of academic surgery, the Department of Surgery started a formal Mentoring Committee for early-career faculty members in 2016. While recognizing increasing institution-wide faculty mentoring efforts, the Mentoring Committee, comprised of senior faculty members across multiple divisions, focuses on early-career faculty to jumpstart academic surgical careers, complementing mentoring efforts through divisions, departments and MCW.

Academic Achievement Pillar WIN Mnemonic

W: What are my 3- and 5-year goals?

I: Importance of my CV
Abstracts, Presentations, and Manuscripts
Educator Portfolio (if applicable)

N: National/Regional Societies
To join and/or attain a leadership role