This study examined how the introduction of peer mentorship in an undergraduate health and social welfare programme at a large northern university affected student learning. Using an ethnographic case study approach, the study draws upon data collected from a small group of mentors and their mentees over a period of one academic year using interviews, reflective journals, assessment and course ...

Traditional approaches to formal youth mentoring have focused primarily on improving the lives of "at-risk" youth through the assignment of individual mentors who are typically disconnected from youth's communities. Similarly, research in the field of formal mentoring has emphasized the dyadic relationship between the mentor and the mentee, with less attention paid to the broader relational con...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to describe a step-by-step approach to the successful mentorship of trainees completing retrospective radiology research projects. The topics addressed include selection of a mentor and mentee and the selection, planning, initiation, and completion of a retrospective research project. CONCLUSION Mentoring a trainee in the completion of a retrospective ...

Mentoring is deeply rooted in medical practice. More than just a role model, a mentor is invested in the development of the mentee, providing personal and professional support, guidance, and the means for advancement. Mentoring is vital at all levels of medical training and plays an important role in the development of academicians. Increasing clinical demands, the competitive research environm...

Clinical fellowship, a major gateway into academic medicine across medical specialties and subspecialties, is critical transition phase for fellows intending to pursue careers. However, many who intend academia are unable make this transition. For seek positions, productivity, as measured by publications successful grant applications, typically the most important criterion transitioning an posi...

Teachers need professional development to keep current with teaching practices; although costs for extensive professional development can be prohibitive across an education system. Mentoring provides one way for embedding cost-effective professional development. This mixed method study includes surveying mentor teachers (n=101) on a five part Likert scale and interviews with experienced mentors...

1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America, 2 Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States of America, 3 Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States of America, 4 Department of Cell and Regener...

Resumo: Introdução: O peer mentoring (mentoria entre pares) é um modelo em que o mentor discente mais avançado na graduação acompanha grupo de alunos iniciantes (mentes). No curso Medicina da Ufersa, programa tem como propósitos acolher os discentes durante primeiro semestre e contribuir para desenvolvimento pessoal acadêmico do mentee, sua integração ao ambiente adaptação método Problem-Based ...

Background. Mentoring and immersive experiences through internships are important means of increasing underrepresented (UR) students’ persistence in public health. However, while the positive effects mentoring well established, studies on effect race/ethnicity gender mentor matching have produced mixed results. Aims. This article investigates impact homogeneous heterogeneous mentor–mentee pairs...