Medical students' experiences of the benefits and influences regarding a placement mentoring programme preparing them for future practice as junior doctors: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study medical students' views and experiences of the benefits and influences regarding a mentoring programme aimed at preparing them for future practice as a doctor during their Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) placement in a UK teaching hospital.

Design

A qualitative approach, employing focus groups and thematic analysis.

Setting

Single-centre UK Teaching hospital.

Participants

Thirteen undergraduate medical students at the University of Southampton who had completed their standard 8-week placement in O&G and had been assigned a mentor throughout.

Main outcome measures

Medical students' experiences and perceptions of the benefits and influences of having a mentor throughout their O&G placement.

Results

From our data, four central the

SUBMITTER: Ng KYB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044925 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature