Intangibility of the invisible hand – Analysing the micro-dynamics of novice mentoring program based upon one institutional experience
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Although mentoring has been regarded as an essential component in the developmental phase of medical students, it is the nature of hierarchical relationship and the quality of emotional exchange which determine its sustainability. With great enthusiasm, we had launched our mentoring program for the new entrants of our medical school. After an initial faculty development workshop on mentoring, we framed our guidelines for implementing the program. To measure the relationship satisfaction on both sides and self-efficacy, we used relationship satisfaction scales. As the winds offered us the beginner’s fortune, our program went on well for the first six months. Slowly, the colour of the mentorship program began to fade. Students began to find excuses for not meeting their mentors and the sessions truncated into a “hay- how do you do – bye” meetings. Through this commentary, we would like to introspect the factors which would have dampened the interest. Would it be the asynchronous agency support or lack of motivation / self-efficacy or roadblocks in Communication Bridge or lack of adequate matching or lack of need? The outcomes of our introspection would be of help for others who run the mentorship programs or who wish to install in their own institutes.
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DINESH KUMAR. V, ANEESH BASHEER
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- DOI 10.30476/jamp.2019.81615.1025
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