Mentoring Clinical-Year Medical Students: Factors Contributing to Effective Mentoring:

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development

Hind IFallatah¹ 

关键词: Mentoring;    medical students;    student support;    Saudi Arabia;    psychological support;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2382120518757717

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: SAGEYA Publishing Company

【 摘 要 】

Theory:Academic mentoring is an effective method of enhancing undergraduate medical student academic performance, research productivity, career planning, and overall satisfaction.Hypotheses:This study investigates the relationship between mentor characteristics and mentee academic performance, with an emphasis on identifying students who need special support.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among fourth-year medical students at King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine undertaking the clinical skills module (CSM) rotation. Mentors included senior and junior faculty members from the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Family Medicine. King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine assigned 1 mentor for every 10 medical students. We organized our mentoring program in the following format: (1) an initial group meeting (mentor with all 10 medical students) and (2) subsequent one-on-one meetings (mentor with each mentee alone). We assessed mentor characteristics, student acade...

【 授权许可】

CC BY