Characteristics of mentoring programmes in the early phase of medical training at the Universiti Sains, Malaysia
Objective: Mentoring programmes are important elements of the personal and professional development of medical students. Mentors must focus on the real issues that students face during the mentoring process. This study explores the need for mentoring programmes for first-year medical students a...
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| author | Mat Nor, Zarawi M. M. Yusoff, Saiful Bahri Abdul Rahim, Fuad A. |
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| description | Objective: Mentoring programmes are important elements
of the personal and professional development of
medical students. Mentors must focus on the real issues
that students face during the mentoring process. This
study explores the need for mentoring programmes for
first-year medical students at the Universiti Sains,
Malaysia (USM).
Methods: A qualitative case study was conducted with
medical students who were in the early phases of their
training. Purposive sampling was employed to select the
study participants. Data collection was carried out using
semi-structured interviews. The interviews were recorded
and transcribed verbatim, and they were later analysed
using NVivo 10 software and employing open coding,
axial coding and selective coding techniques. Nine medical
students participated in the study. To ensure trustworthiness
of the data, member checks, an audit trail, the
Cohen kappa index, and peer checking were utilized.
Results: Based on thematic analysis, four themes and
seven categories were identified. Themes include soft
skills, an academic overview, social skills and motivation
from mentors. Categories include time management,
study skills, communication skills, social adjustment,
social activities, moral support and personal support.
Conclusion: Results indicate that mentoring is essential
to medical students in developing their identity and
professional maturity. The effectiveness of the mentoring
programme is supported by several factors that, as a
whole, lead to the development of a professional
graduate. |
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| spelling | usm-368272019-09-06T09:03:52Z http://eprints.usm.my/36827/ Characteristics of mentoring programmes in the early phase of medical training at the Universiti Sains, Malaysia Mat Nor, Zarawi M. M. Yusoff, Saiful Bahri Abdul Rahim, Fuad A. R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research Objective: Mentoring programmes are important elements of the personal and professional development of medical students. Mentors must focus on the real issues that students face during the mentoring process. This study explores the need for mentoring programmes for first-year medical students at the Universiti Sains, Malaysia (USM). Methods: A qualitative case study was conducted with medical students who were in the early phases of their training. Purposive sampling was employed to select the study participants. Data collection was carried out using semi-structured interviews. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim, and they were later analysed using NVivo 10 software and employing open coding, axial coding and selective coding techniques. Nine medical students participated in the study. To ensure trustworthiness of the data, member checks, an audit trail, the Cohen kappa index, and peer checking were utilized. Results: Based on thematic analysis, four themes and seven categories were identified. Themes include soft skills, an academic overview, social skills and motivation from mentors. Categories include time management, study skills, communication skills, social adjustment, social activities, moral support and personal support. Conclusion: Results indicate that mentoring is essential to medical students in developing their identity and professional maturity. The effectiveness of the mentoring programme is supported by several factors that, as a whole, lead to the development of a professional graduate. Taibah University, Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2017 Article PeerReviewed Mat Nor, Zarawi M. and M. Yusoff, Saiful Bahri and Abdul Rahim, Fuad A. (2017) Characteristics of mentoring programmes in the early phase of medical training at the Universiti Sains, Malaysia. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 12 (4). pp. 343-348. ISSN 1658-3612 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2017.01.003 |
| spellingShingle | R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research Mat Nor, Zarawi M. M. Yusoff, Saiful Bahri Abdul Rahim, Fuad A. Characteristics of mentoring programmes in the early phase of medical training at the Universiti Sains, Malaysia |
| title | Characteristics of mentoring programmes in the early phase of
medical training at the Universiti Sains, Malaysia |
| title_full | Characteristics of mentoring programmes in the early phase of
medical training at the Universiti Sains, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Characteristics of mentoring programmes in the early phase of
medical training at the Universiti Sains, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of mentoring programmes in the early phase of
medical training at the Universiti Sains, Malaysia |
| title_short | Characteristics of mentoring programmes in the early phase of
medical training at the Universiti Sains, Malaysia |
| title_sort | characteristics of mentoring programmes in the early phase of
medical training at the universiti sains, malaysia |
| topic | R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/36827/ http://eprints.usm.my/36827/ |