Perspectives on academic mentorship from sexual and gender minority students pursuing careers in the health sciences
| Autor: | Rebecca Himmelstein, Ian W. Holloway, Ayako Miyashita Ochoa, Elizabeth Wu, Jeffrey O Wong, Bianca D. M. Wilson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Students Health Occupations medicine.medical_specialty Students Medical Medical psychology media_common.quotation_subject Developmental & Child Psychology Nursing PsycINFO Article Education Sexual and Gender Minorities Mentorship Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Education Professional Medical Surveys and Questionnaires Professional Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Psychology Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Conversation Students media_common Pediatric Internet Medical education LGBT Social work health sciences Public health Mentors 05 social sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Good Health and Well Being Health Occupations Coursework Female Students Nursing Psychology (miscellaneous) mentorship Transphobia 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of orthopsychiatry, vol 89, iss 3 |
| ISSN: | 1939-0025 0002-9432 |
| Popis: | High-quality academic mentorship is key to the success of students pursuing careers in the health sciences. Mentorship may take on additional importance for sexual and gender minority (SGM) students, who often face stressors related to stigmatized identities. We conducted an anonymous online survey to assess the mentorship experiences of SGM students pursuing careers in the health sciences and to elicit their perspectives on what makes an effective mentor. Students (N = 166) were pursuing a variety of health-related careers, including medicine (12.7%), nursing (7.8%), public health (21.1%), and social work (19.3%). Overall, students rated the quality of their mentorship experiences as (very) good: 83.8% among participants who reported having had an academic mentor that openly identified as SGM and 79.5% among participants who had a non-SGM identified mentor (ns). Participants recommended individual, dyadic and structural level activities that could be undertaken by academic mentors of SGM students to promote the students' academic success and positive career trajectories. Education on SGM issues, direct conversation about experiences of homophobia and transphobia in academic settings, and advocacy for including SGM content in coursework were among the suggestions provided by participants. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved). |
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