Characteristics of mentoring programmes in the early phase of medical training at the Universiti Sains, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

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

SUBMITTER: Mat Nor ZM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6694984 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature