Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Date Submitted: Mar 24, 2023
Open Peer Review Period: Mar 24, 2023 - May 19, 2023
Date Accepted: Mar 9, 2024
(closed for review but you can still tweet)
Innovative Graph Database Analysis of Diverse Mentoring Connections Across Institutional Boundaries in the Biomedical Sciences
ABSTRACT
Background:
MyNRMN is a national, virtual mentoring platform that seeks to connect mentors and mentees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) in order to support persistence of underrepresented minorities in the fields.
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to examine the diversity of the mentoring connections on the MyNRMN platform. This platform provides mentoring, networking, and professional development tools as well as measures who connects on the platform and the demographic characteristics of these connections.
Methods:
We observed and analyzed diverse connections by race, ethnicity, gender, institution type, and educational attainment between July 1, 2016 through May 31, 2021.
Results:
In total, there were 15,010 connections with 2,261 mentees and 1,583 mentors across 1,625 institutions contributing data.
Results:
In total, there were 15,010 connections with 2,261 mentees and 1,583 mentors across 1,625 institutions contributing data.
Conclusions:
The MyNRMN Platform provides a powerful tool to permit virtual mentoring across institutions throughout the United States. To date, the utility of the networks across institutions and how mentors and mentees connected was unknown. This study demonstrates the diversity of connections occurring on the platform and potential for future use.
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