Perception of Undergraduate Medical Students Regarding Mentorship in Medical Education
Introduction: Although there is a definite need of mentorship in medical education, there is lack of well organised mentorship program in medical institutions in our country. It is essential to identify the perception of medical undergraduates regarding mentorship. Aim: To assess the student’s p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14069/44495_CE[Ra1]_F(SL)_PF1(AKA_SHU)_PFA(AKA_SL)_PN(SL).pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Although there is a definite need of mentorship in
medical education, there is lack of well organised mentorship
program in medical institutions in our country. It is essential to identify
the perception of medical undergraduates regarding mentorship.
Aim: To assess the student’s perception regarding mentoring at
different stages of their studies.
Materials and Methods: A Questionnaire based observational
study was carried out on second year MBBS regular batch
students. Enrollment of the students for study was purely on
voluntary basis after taking informed consent. All the study
participants were given 30 minutes for filling of questionnaire
which was predesigned, structured and validated. The collected
data were entered in Microsoft excel and analysed accordingly.
Results: A total of 203 students participated in the study. Out
of these, 173 (85.2%) students felt that mentorship is guiding
the students. About 81 students (39.9%) strongly agreed
that mentorship is a relationship rather than set of activities.
About 198 students (98%) felt that there is a definite need of
mentorship in medical education. About 151 students (74.4%)
felt that contact session with mentor should be done as and
when required but definitely more before exam. About 181
students (89.6%) felt comfortable if mentor had expectations
from them.
Conclusion: Almost all students perceived that there is
definite need of mentorship in medical education with subject
expertise; availability and nature of mentor were given priority
in choosing mentor. Perception regarding frequency and place
of meeting for mentorship varied widely among students.
Through this study we came to know about the perception of
medical undergraduates which will be helpful to identify their
expectations from the mentor. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |