Emergency Medicine Faculty Development and Mentoring at Yale

Academic career development in emergency medicine encompasses intentional, incremental, and sustained change and growth throughout the faculty member’s career. This growth is measureable and manifests in the development of applied and intellectual clinical, teaching, and scholarship capacity that is successful in moving the field of emergency medicine forward in innovation and knowledge.

Mentorship is a strong pillar of advancement in our department and involves cultivating a dynamic, reciprocal relationship between experienced and early-career emergency medicine physicians. This multifaceted connection encompasses both personal and professional development, as well as considerations of career and academic culture. Our primary aim is to foster mutual career advancement, benefitting both the mentor and the mentee. We accomplish this through structured mentorship, faculty development series tiered towards junior and midcareer faculty, and personalized coaching sessions.