Auckland regional emergency medicine trainee mentoring uptake survey

Abstract

Many EM trainees in Auckland want a formal mentoring system and would like a mentor. Appropriate mentor-mentee matching through a formalised voluntary system, with adequate mentor training, may enable the Auckland region to develop a suitable mentoring programme for EM trainees.

Should mentoring be mandatory for trainees? No

“…In preparation for a survey on local mentoring needs we conducted a literature review of mentoring in emergency medicine. We found essentially no empirical evidence to support mentoring in our setting . However, as clinicians we recognise that a lack of empirical evidence does not equate to a lack of benefit, nor discredit the need for something …”

Mentoring in emergency medicine: The intersection of professional and personal development

“…A 2012 online survey of 565 surgical trainees in the UK found that 49% had a mentor and of those that did not, 89% wanted one . A 2016 study of 61 ACEM trainees in a large New Zealand teaching hospital found that 95% of respondents wanted a mentoring programme, yet 75% were not currently in a mentoring relationship . Many UK colleges have implemented formal mentoring programmes, including the Royal Colleges of Surgeons, Psychiatrists, Radiologists, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, while an Australian review of medical disciplines in 2013 found that mentoring had been officially embraced by the respective colleges of anaesthetics, pathology, radiology, dental surgery, rural and remote medicine…”

“…11 A 2016 study of 61 ACEM trainees in a large New Zealand teaching hospital found that 95% of respondents wanted a mentoring programme, yet 75% were not currently in a mentoring relationship. 12…”

“…ACEM recognises the importance of mentoring for emergency physicians, stating its 'commitment to embedding a culture of mentoring in emergency medicine'. 12 In 2013, ACEM began the Quality Mentoring Initiative, a project initially aimed at supporting international medical graduates that now encompasses all trainees. For two years this consisted of training FACEMs to deliver appropriate mentoring, through online programmes and face-to-face workshops.…”

Evaluation of a mentoring program for junior medical staff at a tertiary paediatric hospital: Uptake, impact and sustainability

“…Despite the well-recognised benefits of mentoring, research indicates that a large proportion of the mentoring needs of doctors are not adequately met (Chen et al, 2016;Frank-Bertoncelj et al, 2014;Han et al, 2014;Nicholls et al, 2017;Sambunjak et al, 2006;Soto & Walsh, 2019). To counteract the unmet need, hospitals and institutions have developed formal mentoring programs.…”