Characteristics of mentoring relationships formed by medical students and faculty

Autor: Konstantinos Dimitriadis, Philip von der Borch, Sylvère Störmann, Felix G. Meinel, Stefan Moder, Martin Reincke, Martin R. Fischer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Medical Education Online, Vol 17, Iss 0, Pp 1-9 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1087-2981
DOI: 10.3402/meo.v17i0.17242
Popis: Background: Little is known about the characteristics of mentoring relationships formed between faculty and medical students. Individual mentoring relationships of clinical medical students at Munich Medical School were characterized quantitatively and qualitatively. Methods: All students signing up for the mentoring program responded to a questionnaire on their expectations (n = 534). Mentees were asked to give feedback after each of their one-on-one meetings (n = 203). A detailed analysis of the overall mentoring process and its characteristics was performed. For qualitative text analysis, free-text items were analyzed and categorized by two investigators. Quantitative analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon-test to assess differences in grades between students with and without mentors. Results: High-performing students were significantly more likely to participate in the mentoring program (p
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