From Medical Student to Intern: Where Are the Role Models?

Abstract

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Mentoring in Academic Medicine

“…1,2 Mentoring has been considered to be a core component of the duties of medical school faculty to facilitate successful fulfillment of this academic mission. It has been recognized as a catalyst for career success, and mentoring relationships have been cited as important in facilitating career selection, advancement, and productivity.…”

“…EDICAL SCHOOLS AND residency and fellows h i p p r o g r a m s a r e charged with training health care professionals and with advancing clinical care, research, and education. 1,2 Mentoring has been considered to be a core component of the duties of medical school faculty to facilitate successful fulfillment of this academic mission. It has been recognized as a catalyst for career success, and mentoring relationships have been cited as important in facilitating career selection, advancement, and productivity.…”

Mentoring in otolaryngology training programs

“…Academic medical and surgical departments are charged with training health‐care professionals and advancing clinical care, research, and continuing education 1 , 2 . This charge is fulfilled in part by the process of mentoring.…”

Specialty Preference Among the Newly Passed Medical Graduates and Factors Affecting It

“…Numerous factors come into play while opting for a particular specialty. These include individual competency, gender, anticipating high income, liking for the subject, focus on urgent care, intellectual contents of the subject, role model 1, 2 like doctor father or doctor teacher, socio-economic background of the physician, type of patients served, scope for doctor patient communication, work related hazards, 3 academic opportunities, career opportunities, scope for surgeries, prestige tag of specialty, family expectations & attitude towards country and society.…”