Career Development Goals Research Articles

The Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Retreat

This article reports on the results of a pilot program, developed and conducted by geriatric medicine fellows, that incorporated learner-centered learning skills in a retreat model to foster academic fellowship program development. A six-month preparatory period involved completion of a fellowship mission statement and definition of individual goals. During a three-day retreat, seven topic areas and four training areas were addressed. Sessions on clinical training and teaching geriatrics were rated most useful. Following the retreat, teams met to develop specific proposals regarding clinical training, research training and career development goals that were later presented to the Division leadership. At one year follow-up, 60% of the proposed goals were implemented in the geriatrics fellowship training program, two proposed goals were made available as electives, and the others were under consideration.

Is career management related to employee development and performance?

The career management process involves career exploration, development of career goals, and use of career strategies to obtain career goals. The relationship between different aspects of the career management process and employee development behavior and performance was examined in this study. Employees provided information concerning their personal characteristics, career management strategies, their manager's support for career development, and willingness to participate in development activities. Managers provided ratings of each employee's job performance and developmental behavior. Position, manager's support for development, environmental exploration, and distance from career goal explained significant variance in employees' willingness to participate in development activities and developmental behavior. Career management was not significantly related to performance ratings. Research and practical implications of the study findings are discussed.