Surgery Acting Internship Individual Learning Plans: Fostering Mentorship in the COVID-19 Era.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Mentorship facilitates successful matching for surgical specialties. A formal mentorship plan may counteract restricted mentorship opportunities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

We surveyed medical students applying to surgery specialties who participated in our formalized mentorship program (M_F) and those of a prior cohort who were informally mentored (M_I). Epistemic Network Analysis was used to model qualitative responses.

Setting

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Participants

Fourth-year medical students who matched into ACGME-accredited surgical specialties.

Results

M_F students (n = 12) met with their mentors more frequently than M_I students (n = 13; p = 0.03). Both

SUBMITTER: L'Huillier JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8898666 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature