Online mentoring: Challenges and strategies

Jan, Sadiq; Mehboob, Usman

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“…22,23 It was also recommended to make use of online mentoring and provide flexibility to all those who wish to get mentored irrespective of gender, ethnicity, disability and geographical location. 24 Strengths of the study: This is the first ever study conducted in Pakistan to evaluate the mentorship program in the health care system. The study achieved a high level of success in gathering comprehensive information from diverse hierarchical positions, enabling a range of perspectives and recommendations for improvement.…”

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Seeds of trust ripe as luscious fruits: Faculty mentorship forum at Aga Khan University Medical College

Ali,

Rehman,

Khalid

et al. 2023

Pak J Med Sci

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Background & Objective: Faculty members require mentoring in all stages of their professional development. Aga Khan University (AKU) has initiated mentorship programs for students and faculty at AKU Medical College (AKU- MC) and AKU School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKU-SONAM). This study aimed to explore perceptions of mentors, mentees, administrators (chairs, co-chairs, founder members and coordinators of the mentoring program) and leadership and further investigate the strengths and challenges faced by ‘Faculty Mentorship Program’ at AKU- MC. Methods: We conducted a qualitative exploratory study from February till December 2021 after approval from AKU using purposive criterion sampling. Mentors, mentees, administrators and dean of AKU- MC were included in the study. The interview guide was developed, validated and reviewed by experts. After piloting, four focused group discussions and 8 in-depth interviews were conducted in AKU- MC. Results: The findings described the transition from informal to formal mentorship, identified challenges faced by mentors and mentees and suggested the role of leadership / administrators. The themes identified were “Continuous improvement of mentoring practices”, “Building strong foundations for mentoring relationships”, and “Growth and development through challenging experiences” Conclusion: The faculty mentorship program at AKU-MC was in line with the goals and vision of the institution. All participants identified the need of additional resources, administrative support, rewards, incentives and recognition of mentors for sustainability of the program. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.5.7175 How to cite this: Rehman R, Ali R, Khalid S, Ali TS. Seeds of trust ripe as luscious fruits: Faculty mentorship forum at Aga Khan University Medical College. Pak J Med Sci. 2023;39(5):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.5.7175 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Seeds of trust ripe as luscious fruits: Faculty mentorship forum at Aga Khan University Medical College

Ali,

Rehman,

Khalid

et al. 2023

Pak J Med Sci

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Mentoring as a complex adaptive system – a systematic scoping review of prevailing mentoring theories in medical education

Teo,

Ibrahim,

Lin

et al. 2024

BMC Med Educ

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Background Effective mentorship is an important component of medical education with benefits to all stakeholders. In recent years, conceptualization of mentorship has gone beyond the traditional dyadic experienced mentor-novice mentee relationship to include group and peer mentoring. Existing theories of mentorship do not recognize mentoring’s personalized, evolving, goal-driven, and context-specific nature. Evidencing the limitations of traditional cause-and-effect concepts, the purpose of this review was to systematically search the literature to determine if mentoring can be viewed as a complex adaptive system (CAS). Methods A systematic scoping review using Krishna’s Systematic Evidence-Based Approach was employed to study medical student and resident accounts of mentoring and CAS in general internal medicine and related subspecialties in articles published between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2023 in PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, ERIC, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases. The included articles underwent thematic and content analysis, with the themes identified and combined to create domains, which framed the discussion. Results Of 5,704 abstracts reviewed, 134 full-text articles were evaluated, and 216 articles were included. The domains described how mentoring relationships and mentoring approaches embody characteristics of CAS and that mentorship often behaves as a community of practice (CoP). Mentoring’s CAS-like features are displayed through CoPs, with distinct boundaries, a spiral mentoring trajectory, and longitudinal mentoring support and assessment processes. Conclusion Recognizing mentorship as a CAS demands the rethinking of the design, support, assessment, and oversight of mentorship and the role of mentors. Further study is required to better assess the mentoring process and to provide optimal training and support to mentors.

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Mentorship in nursing: A review of approaches to defining the concept in international and Russian publications

Kuzmin,

Petrova,

Kharchenko

2024

Kuban. nauсh. med. vestnik

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Background. The shortage of healthcare human resources is currently one of the most discussed topics in both Russian and global discourse. Along with the study of such important problems in the healthcare system, as its unevenness, a lack of access to health services among the most vulnerable groups, a low quality of the care provided, etc., much attention is currently paid to the professional competence, adaptation, and retention of mid-level specialists in medical organizations. One possible solution to the above problems is seen in the institute of mentorship.Objectives. To analyze the main approaches to defining the concept of “nursing mentorship” in the foreign and Russian research literature.Methods. A comparative analysis of literature sources by foreign and Russian authors addressing the definition, content, and implementation of nursing mentorship was conducted using the PubMed and eLibrary.ru databases.Results. Three main approaches — “dyadic”, “triadic,” and “integrated” (mixed) — to defining the concept of nurse mentorship were identified. The dyadic approach focuses on the analysis of interpersonal interactions between mentor and mentee. Such interactions arise during a specifically planned and goal-oriented activity aimed at a dynamic psychosocial intervention in the mentee’s professional life to bridge gaps in his/her knowledge and skills and to increase self-confidence. Dyadic mentoring can be of individual, group, distance, peer, cascade, and reverse types. The triadic approach implies interaction not only between mentor and mentee, but also involvement of the medical organization as a party. The administrators are interested in personnel stability, improved professional skills of the staff, increased loyalty and commitment to the organization. The main focus here is on the functionality, formalization, and comprehensiveness of mentoring programs, allowing the goals of the medical organization to be achieved. Within the integrated (mixed) approach, the negative experience of mentoring and the possibilities of forming a culture of mentorship are analyzed. The mentorship culture, while reflecting the interests of the medical organization, bolsters “authentic friendship” within the nursing team. Mentorship is considered as a set of activities that influence mentors, mentees, and the medical organization as a whole, passing through various development phases and stages in the interests of the three interacting parties. The contribution of Russian authors to the development of mentorship consists in the elucidation of issues related to the professional development and sociocultural adaptation of young specialists in the healthcare system, as well as in modeling mentorship relations. Mentorship is considered not only in terms of the specifics of interpersonal professional relations that arise in the mentor and mentee interaction, but also as an instrument in labor management. Mentorship programs can increase the personnel’s commitment to their profession and the results achieved.Conclusion. In the current scientific literature, different approaches to defining the concept of mid-level medical personnel mentorship are presented. The existing experience in organizing mentorship programs may significantly improve their qualitative level, thereby contributing to professional self-realization of both mentors and young nursing specialists.

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Online mentoring: Challenges and strategies

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Seeds of trust ripe as luscious fruits: Faculty mentorship forum at Aga Khan University Medical College

Seeds of trust ripe as luscious fruits: Faculty mentorship forum at Aga Khan University Medical College

Mentoring as a complex adaptive system – a systematic scoping review of prevailing mentoring theories in medical education

Mentorship in nursing: A review of approaches to defining the concept in international and Russian publications

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