Mentoring portfolio use in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education

Abstract

This study provides a variety of practical insights into implementing mentoring processes in portfolio programmes.

The model medical degree programme “human medicine” in Oldenburg – the European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen

“…Practical experiences are discussed and analysed, and summarised in a Portfolio throughout the study program [16]. In addition, a variety of interdisciplinary topics which overlap with linguistics, the humanities, the social sciences or cultural studies are discussed.…”

New training strategies for anaesthesia residents

“…By encouraging selfreflection, it is a tool suitable for enhancing self-directed learning [5][6][7]. By encouraging selfreflection, it is a tool suitable for enhancing self-directed learning [5][6][7].…”

Differential mentorship for medical students: development, implementation and initial evaluation

“…2,4,5 Examples include fostering professional development for female academics [6][7][8] , improving medical school performance in general or focusing on minority medical students [9][10][11][12] , mentoring as a part of other Correspondence: Andreas H. Guse, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. Email: guse@uke.de interventions (e.g., in-depth learning), reflection in the context of portfolio use 13,14 , and increased interest in research. 15,16 Thus, mentoring programs may be considered structures that broadly foster life-long learning and are regarded as predictors of success in both the study and lifelong education and training of physicians.…”