Medical students' perception of a unique humanistic mentoring program in a religious university: a convergent parallel mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The medical school of Tzu Chi University in Taiwan offers a unique, group-based, humanistic mentoring program as a complement to the programs mentored by faculty members and school counselors. The humanistic mentors are senior volunteers who are subject-matter experts in various fields and who embody the spirit of humanism in their lives. The average mentee-to-mentor ratio is around 3. This study explored medical students' perceptions of this unique program and focused on three major themes: guidance/support, mentor-mentee interaction/relationship, and cultivation of humanistic literacy.

Methods

During the 2018-2019 academic year, we conducted a mixed methods study with a convergent parallel design targeting clerks and graduates undertaking post-graduate year trai

SUBMITTER: Chen TY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11670356 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature