Impact of a Mentoring Program in Cornea: Findings from a Qualitative Study of Participants
Participants reported personal life as the most frequent barrier and mentoring as the most frequent facilitator to a career in medicine. Mentorship and pathway programs were crucial to success. The cornea mentorship program effectively encouraged underrepresented in medicine residents to pursue cornea fellowships, underscoring the need for continued diversity initiatives in ophthalmology.
Authors
- Elise V. Mike
- Maria A. Woodward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7060-9004)
- Osama Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4665-9041)
- Stephanie Jones Marioneaux
- P Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9974-7897)
- Fasika A. Woreta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9401-4283)
- Patrice M. Hicks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3399-9028)
- Bennie H. Jeng
- Mikhayla Armstrong
Institutions
- American Academy of Ophthalmology (US)
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cornea
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0000000000003901
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Eye Institute
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences