background:     purpose:     methods:     results:     conclusion:     more studies need to be conducted to define the role of mentors more clearly and to evaluate the effects of mentorship on iranian medical students’ educational development. the interpretation of the quantitative and qualitative data indicated that both mentors and mentees were satisfied with the mentorship program and stress...

OBJECTIVE To establish a mentoring program to provide resident physicians in ophthalmology with career guidance in practice management and to identify new and creative ways to involve future eye physicians in the legislative and political process. METHODS A multicenter prospective study was conducted of the mentorship experiences of 24 (88.9%) of 27 resident physicians in Tennessee during the...

OBJECTIVES Benefits of effective mentorship include career satisfaction and academic productivity. Given the youth of pediatric hospital medicine (PHM), effective mentorship is a widely acknowledged challenge. This study aimed to characterize successful pediatric hospitalists' past and current mentorship experiences and identify facilitators of and barriers to effective mentorship in PHM. MET...

results traditional paradigms of the mentor plotting the career of the mentee may not be possible in the future. in the ever-changing practice of surgery, time constraints are only increasing, making the act of mentoring more difficult. conclusions the mentee or trainee must take a more active role and seek out mentorship, seek out collaboration, be more proactive, and communicate their needs a...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study is to compare faculty and trainees' perceptions of their mentorship experience in otolaryngology training programs in order to identify areas where improvements could yield more productive mentorship. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey design. METHODS Residents and faculty from three otolaryngology-head and neck surgery programs were surveyed...

Background The benefits of mentorship on residents are well established. The current state of mentorship in General Surgery (GS) residency programs in Canada is unknown. The objectives of this study were to obtain GS residents' and program directors' (PD) perspectives on resident mentorship. Study Design An electronic survey was developed and distributed to all 601 GS residents in Canada. All...

BACKGROUND Laboratory mentorship has proven to be an effective tool in building capacity and assisting laboratories in establishing quality management systems. The Zimbabwean Ministry of Health and Child Welfare implemented four mentorship models in 19 laboratories in conjunction with the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme. OBJECTIVES This study outline...

According to Kram’s mentor role theory, satisfaction with mentoring and mentorship quality are key indicators of effective and successful mentoring. We contribute to mentoring research by demonstrating the relative importance of mentorship quantity, mentorship quality, and satisfaction with mentoring to the prediction of job satisfaction, affective commitment, and turnover intentions. Survey da...

PURPOSE Mentorship is important for professional and academic growth; however, the role of mentorship in anesthesia is still being defined. We surveyed Canadian anesthesia residents to explore their perceptions of mentorship relationships. METHODS We administered a 20-item cross-sectional survey to program directors and anesthesia residents in all Canadian departments of anesthesia. Program d...

SUMMARY Mentorship is foundational to surgical training, with recognized benefits for both mentees and mentors. The University of Ottawa General Surgery Mentorship Program was developed as a module-based group facilitation program to support inclusive personal and professional development of junior general surgery residents. The group format provided an opportunity for both vertical and horizon...