Peer mentorship to build research capacity among members of the International Student Surgical Network (InciSioN): a proof of concept study

Autor: Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye, Soham Bandyopadhyay, Alejandro Munoz-Valencia, Halimah Khalil, Hamaiyal Sana, Nermin Badwi, Xiya Ma, Mamta Swaroop, Katayoun Madani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Medical Education, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03482-9
Popis: Abstract Background International Student Surgical Network (InciSioN) is the largest student and trainee global surgery interest group worldwide and its members have contributed significantly to global surgery research. The InciSioN Research Capacity-Building (IReCaB) program aimed to enhance the research skills and confidence of participants via a peer mentorship model. Methods After an open call to members of InciSioN to enroll, participants’ knowledge of research methods and the process was evaluated through a test to assign mentor and mentee roles, with mentors being those who scored ≥ 20/25. Mentors then delivered a series of four webinars to help disseminate research methodology to mentees. Finally, mentees were tested on their knowledge of research and their satisfaction with the program was also evaluated. Results Fifty-two participants, mostly from LMICs (n = 23/52, 44.2%) were enrolled, and 36 completed the program. There was a significant improvement in the proportion of questions answered correctly on the post-program test (R = 0.755, p
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