Perceptions on Mentoring Concept and Mentoring Practices among Medical Mentors: A Mixed-Methods Study

Introduction: Mentoring medical students is one of the essential responsibilities or missions of a medical school faculty. Objective: This study aimed to determine the perceptions of mentorship and mentoring practices among mentors using a convergent parallel method. Method: Quantitative data was co...

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Main Authors: Cheah, W.L, Helmy, Hazmi, Kiu, Ling Hui, Lee, Sze Ee, Ling, Wei Nii, Wong, Veronica, HS
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spelling my.unimas.ir.111632016-04-01T00:58:42Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11163/ Perceptions on Mentoring Concept and Mentoring Practices among Medical Mentors: A Mixed-Methods Study Cheah, W.L Helmy, Hazmi Kiu, Ling Hui Lee, Sze Ee Ling, Wei Nii Wong, Veronica, HS RZ Other systems of medicine Introduction: Mentoring medical students is one of the essential responsibilities or missions of a medical school faculty. Objective: This study aimed to determine the perceptions of mentorship and mentoring practices among mentors using a convergent parallel method. Method: Quantitative data was collected by using an adopted validated self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Qualitative data was done using one-to-one interview based on semi structured interview guide and analyzed using thematic analysis. Result: A total of 61 respondents participated in the quantitative survey. Approximately 75% of the respondents had 5 to 10 mentees, with majority rated themselves as satisfactory mentor. More than 60% of them met their mentees at least once every six months. Most respondents were friendly (86.9%) and frank to their mentees (68.9%) and were interested in their mentees’ professional development (95.1%). Phone calling (93.4%) and E-mail (95.1%) were preferred as modes of contact. Mentees were allowed to call their mentors anytime of the day (74.1%). Respondents preferred to counsel their mentees (80.3%) and would refer them for professional help whenever necessary (70.5%). For qualitative data, a total of 5 participants participated with themes emerged: concepts of mentoring, factors contributing to ineffective mentoring and ways to improve mentoring practices. Conclusion: The respondents had positive perceptions regarding their mentorship and practices. A more structured approach with clear mentoring guideline and proper training should be in place. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2015 E-Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11163/1/IR35.pdf Cheah, W.L and Helmy, Hazmi and Kiu, Ling Hui and Lee, Sze Ee and Ling, Wei Nii and Wong, Veronica, HS (2015) Perceptions on Mentoring Concept and Mentoring Practices among Medical Mentors: A Mixed-Methods Study. Education in Medicine Journal, 7 (2). e27-e38. ISSN 2180-1932 http://www.eduimed.com Doi : 10.5959/cimj.v7i2.343
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topic RZ Other systems of medicine
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Cheah, W.L
Helmy, Hazmi
Kiu, Ling Hui
Lee, Sze Ee
Ling, Wei Nii
Wong, Veronica, HS
Perceptions on Mentoring Concept and Mentoring Practices among Medical Mentors: A Mixed-Methods Study
description Introduction: Mentoring medical students is one of the essential responsibilities or missions of a medical school faculty. Objective: This study aimed to determine the perceptions of mentorship and mentoring practices among mentors using a convergent parallel method. Method: Quantitative data was collected by using an adopted validated self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Qualitative data was done using one-to-one interview based on semi structured interview guide and analyzed using thematic analysis. Result: A total of 61 respondents participated in the quantitative survey. Approximately 75% of the respondents had 5 to 10 mentees, with majority rated themselves as satisfactory mentor. More than 60% of them met their mentees at least once every six months. Most respondents were friendly (86.9%) and frank to their mentees (68.9%) and were interested in their mentees’ professional development (95.1%). Phone calling (93.4%) and E-mail (95.1%) were preferred as modes of contact. Mentees were allowed to call their mentors anytime of the day (74.1%). Respondents preferred to counsel their mentees (80.3%) and would refer them for professional help whenever necessary (70.5%). For qualitative data, a total of 5 participants participated with themes emerged: concepts of mentoring, factors contributing to ineffective mentoring and ways to improve mentoring practices. Conclusion: The respondents had positive perceptions regarding their mentorship and practices. A more structured approach with clear mentoring guideline and proper training should be in place.
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author Cheah, W.L
Helmy, Hazmi
Kiu, Ling Hui
Lee, Sze Ee
Ling, Wei Nii
Wong, Veronica, HS
author_facet Cheah, W.L
Helmy, Hazmi
Kiu, Ling Hui
Lee, Sze Ee
Ling, Wei Nii
Wong, Veronica, HS
author_sort Cheah, W.L
title Perceptions on Mentoring Concept and Mentoring Practices among Medical Mentors: A Mixed-Methods Study
title_short Perceptions on Mentoring Concept and Mentoring Practices among Medical Mentors: A Mixed-Methods Study
title_full Perceptions on Mentoring Concept and Mentoring Practices among Medical Mentors: A Mixed-Methods Study
title_fullStr Perceptions on Mentoring Concept and Mentoring Practices among Medical Mentors: A Mixed-Methods Study
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions on Mentoring Concept and Mentoring Practices among Medical Mentors: A Mixed-Methods Study
title_sort perceptions on mentoring concept and mentoring practices among medical mentors: a mixed-methods study
publisher Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11163/1/IR35.pdf
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