One-on-one mentoring for final year medical students during the neurosurgery rotation
Abstract Background Medical students show varying clinical practical skills when entering their final year clinical clerkship, which is the final period to acquire and improve practical skills prior to their residency. We developed a one-on-one mentoring program to allow individually tailored teachi...
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| author | Felix Behling Isabella Nasi-Kordhishti Patrick Haas Joey Sandritter Marcos Tatagiba Stephan Herlan |
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| description | Abstract Background Medical students show varying clinical practical skills when entering their final year clinical clerkship, which is the final period to acquire and improve practical skills prior to their residency. We developed a one-on-one mentoring program to allow individually tailored teaching of clinical practical skills to support final year students with varying skill sets during their neurosurgical clinical clerkship. Methods Each participating student (n = 23) was paired with a mentor. At the beginning students were asked about their expectations, teaching preferences and surgical interest. Regular meetings and evaluations of clinical practical skills were scheduled every 2 weeks together with fixed rotations that could be individually adjusted. The one-on-one meetings and evaluations with the mentor gave each student the chance for individually tailored teaching. After completion of the program each student evaluated their experience. Results The mentoring program was well received by participating students and acquisition or improvement of clinical practical skills was achieved by most students. A varying practical skill level and interest in the field of surgery was seen. Conclusions A neurosurgical one-on-one mentoring program is well received by final year medical students and allows for individually tailored learning of clinical practical skills. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7884d920bbf94d24a1fbfb55b5d0f9142022-12-21T22:35:53ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202021-04-012111610.1186/s12909-021-02657-0One-on-one mentoring for final year medical students during the neurosurgery rotationFelix Behling0Isabella Nasi-Kordhishti1Patrick Haas2Joey Sandritter3Marcos Tatagiba4Stephan Herlan5Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard-Karls University TübingenDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard-Karls University TübingenDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard-Karls University TübingenDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard-Karls University TübingenDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard-Karls University TübingenDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard-Karls University TübingenAbstract Background Medical students show varying clinical practical skills when entering their final year clinical clerkship, which is the final period to acquire and improve practical skills prior to their residency. We developed a one-on-one mentoring program to allow individually tailored teaching of clinical practical skills to support final year students with varying skill sets during their neurosurgical clinical clerkship. Methods Each participating student (n = 23) was paired with a mentor. At the beginning students were asked about their expectations, teaching preferences and surgical interest. Regular meetings and evaluations of clinical practical skills were scheduled every 2 weeks together with fixed rotations that could be individually adjusted. The one-on-one meetings and evaluations with the mentor gave each student the chance for individually tailored teaching. After completion of the program each student evaluated their experience. Results The mentoring program was well received by participating students and acquisition or improvement of clinical practical skills was achieved by most students. A varying practical skill level and interest in the field of surgery was seen. Conclusions A neurosurgical one-on-one mentoring program is well received by final year medical students and allows for individually tailored learning of clinical practical skills.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02657-0MentoringFinal year medical schoolClinical clerkshipNeurosurgeryMiniCEX |
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| title | One-on-one mentoring for final year medical students during the neurosurgery rotation |
| title_full | One-on-one mentoring for final year medical students during the neurosurgery rotation |
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| title_short | One-on-one mentoring for final year medical students during the neurosurgery rotation |
| title_sort | one on one mentoring for final year medical students during the neurosurgery rotation |
| topic | Mentoring Final year medical school Clinical clerkship Neurosurgery MiniCEX |
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