Mentorship in medical education: reflections on the importance of both unofficial and official mentorship programs
Abstract Mentorship, consisting of its official and unofficial forms, transforms medical trainees into competent and well-rounded physicians. In this commentary, we reflected on existing mentorship programs at the McMaster School of Medicine, highlighted lessons from a new peer-based mentorship prog...
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| description | Abstract Mentorship, consisting of its official and unofficial forms, transforms medical trainees into competent and well-rounded physicians. In this commentary, we reflected on existing mentorship programs at the McMaster School of Medicine, highlighted lessons from a new peer-based mentorship program, and revisited the benefits of integrating diverse mentorship styles to enhance medical education. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-edfb21f5ce294e36859d80f97907a6372025-08-20T02:18:35ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202024-10-012411510.1186/s12909-024-06248-7Mentorship in medical education: reflections on the importance of both unofficial and official mentorship programsJonathan Wu0Andrew Toyin Olagunju1Michael G. Degroote School of Medicine, McMaster UniversityMichael G. Degroote School of Medicine, McMaster UniversityAbstract Mentorship, consisting of its official and unofficial forms, transforms medical trainees into competent and well-rounded physicians. In this commentary, we reflected on existing mentorship programs at the McMaster School of Medicine, highlighted lessons from a new peer-based mentorship program, and revisited the benefits of integrating diverse mentorship styles to enhance medical education.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06248-7Medical EducationMentorship StylesEducation Innovation |
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| title | Mentorship in medical education: reflections on the importance of both unofficial and official mentorship programs |
| title_full | Mentorship in medical education: reflections on the importance of both unofficial and official mentorship programs |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Mentorship in medical education: reflections on the importance of both unofficial and official mentorship programs |
| title_short | Mentorship in medical education: reflections on the importance of both unofficial and official mentorship programs |
| title_sort | mentorship in medical education reflections on the importance of both unofficial and official mentorship programs |
| topic | Medical Education Mentorship Styles Education Innovation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06248-7 |
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