The Need for More Mentorship in Medical School
The Need for More Mentorship in Medical School
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DOI：
10.7759/cureus.7984
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发表时间：
2020-05-06
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
Bucur, Philip A.
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作者：
Bhatnagar, Vikrant;Diaz, Sebastian;Bucur, Philip A.
导言友谊是一种支持性的关系，积极提供知识和洞察力，有很多好处。目的了解导师制如何影响医学生的决策，包括轮换选择、实习项目、实习领域、研究兴趣和职业轨迹。方法我们假设有效的师徒关系将强烈影响医学生的决策。这项研究分配给了一所医学院的四年级骨科医学生，使用调查设计来评估导师对他们上述决定的影响。结果本次调查共有61名学生参与。59%的受访者表示，他们在医学院没有得到足够的指导，而63.9%的受访者表示，他们的指导质量很好/非常好。大多数调查受访者强烈同意/同意导师的数量和质量影响他们的决定，包括轮换选择、常驻计划、实践领域和职业轨迹。定性数据分析导致了三个主题的出现：与从事非初级保健工作的学生相比，从事初级保健工作的学生有积极的指导经验；女性学生表示她们没有得到足够的指导；大多数学生表示缺乏正式的指导是一个有待改进的领域。结论我们的研究证明了指导对医学生职业生涯的深远影响。受访者认为，他们的导师经历强烈影响了他们在轮换选择、实习计划、实践领域和职业轨迹等方面的决策。参与者还认为，在辅导的数量和质量方面都可以得到改善。人们感觉到的导师数量和质量的缺乏可能会对医学生的职业前景产生负面影响。
IntroductionMentorship, a supportive relationship that actively provides knowledge and insight, has many benefits. Although not extensively studied, medical students pursuing various specialties have diverse experiences with mentorship.ObjectiveTo understand how mentorship impacts medical student decisions involving rotation choices, residency programs, field of practice, interest in research, and career trajectory.MethodsWe hypothesized that effective mentor-mentee relationships would strongly impact medical students' decisions. Distributed to fourth-year osteopathic medical students at a single medical school, this study used a survey design to assess mentorship's impact on their aforementioned decisions. Results Sixty-one students responded to this survey. Fifty-nine percent of respondents said they did not receive enough mentorship in medical school while 63.9% of respondents said their quality of mentorship was good/very good. Most survey respondents strongly agreed/agreed that the amount and quality of mentorship impacted their decisions involving rotation choices, residency programs, field of practice, and career trajectory. Qualitative data analysis led to the emergence of three themes: students pursuing primary care had positive mentorship experiences as compared to students pursuing non-primary care careers, female students stated they did not receive enough mentorship, and a majority of students cited the lack of formal mentorship as an area of improvement.ConclusionsOur study demonstrates the profound impact mentorship has on a medical student's career. Respondents believed their mentorship experiences strongly impacted their decisions involving rotation choices, residency programs, field of practice, and career trajectory. Participants also believed availability in the amount and quality of mentorship could be improved. The perceived lack in the amount and quality of mentorship may have negative implications on medical students' career prospects.