The impact of a longitudinal mentorship program on medical students: A mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mentorship is a critical element of medical education, shaping specialty preferences, professional identity, and confidence. At VinUniversity in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Longitudinal Mentorship Program (LMP) was designed to provide sustained guidance in a low- and middle-income context.

Methods

This mixed-methods study included 83 medical students from the first two cohorts at VinUniversity. Quantitative data were collected through a cross-sectional survey assessing mentorship's influence on specialty selection, confidence, and professional identity formation using a 5-point Likert scale (91.2% response rate). Qualitative data were obtained via semi-structured interviews with 14 students, exploring mentorship's role in career transitions, gender considerations, work-li

SUBMITTER: Nguyen QT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12680140 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature