Mentorship in a Surgical Residency: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature

Mentorship in surgical training is an experience that extends beyond the teacher-student interaction. Effective mentorship is crucial in surgical training and requires ongoing support at all stages of graduate surgical education, particularly in the context of busy surgical residency programs. It is...

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Autores principales: Steelman, Kevin, Fleifel, Dominik, Waheed, Muhammad, Vaidya, Rahul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10495694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37706144
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43422
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description Mentorship in surgical training is an experience that extends beyond the teacher-student interaction. Effective mentorship is crucial in surgical training and requires ongoing support at all stages of graduate surgical education, particularly in the context of busy surgical residency programs. It is important to recognize that mentors and mentees may have different styles of learning and teaching, making it essential to discuss and review these approaches to ensure effective mentorship. By acknowledging these differences and developing a supportive mentorship program that addresses them, surgical residents can receive the guidance they need to progress successfully through their training and prepare for independent practice. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of mentorship styles in various surgical training residencies. By including 30 publications, this study highlights different mentorship approaches and their contributions to education in surgical residency programs. Moreover, this study summarizes the 10 stages of mentorship, offering a clearer understanding of the mentorship model in the context of graduate surgical education. Finally, the review provides insight into the common challenges and pitfalls among mentorship programs. The findings of this study aim to provide valuable guidance for developing effective mentorship programs in surgical residency programs, contributing to better support and outcomes for surgical trainees.
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spelling pubmed-104956942023-09-13 Mentorship in a Surgical Residency: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature Steelman, Kevin Fleifel, Dominik Waheed, Muhammad Vaidya, Rahul Cureus General Surgery Mentorship in surgical training is an experience that extends beyond the teacher-student interaction. Effective mentorship is crucial in surgical training and requires ongoing support at all stages of graduate surgical education, particularly in the context of busy surgical residency programs. It is important to recognize that mentors and mentees may have different styles of learning and teaching, making it essential to discuss and review these approaches to ensure effective mentorship. By acknowledging these differences and developing a supportive mentorship program that addresses them, surgical residents can receive the guidance they need to progress successfully through their training and prepare for independent practice. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of mentorship styles in various surgical training residencies. By including 30 publications, this study highlights different mentorship approaches and their contributions to education in surgical residency programs. Moreover, this study summarizes the 10 stages of mentorship, offering a clearer understanding of the mentorship model in the context of graduate surgical education. Finally, the review provides insight into the common challenges and pitfalls among mentorship programs. The findings of this study aim to provide valuable guidance for developing effective mentorship programs in surgical residency programs, contributing to better support and outcomes for surgical trainees. Cureus 2023-08-13 /pmc/articles/PMC10495694/ /pubmed/37706144 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43422 Text en Copyright © 2023, Steelman et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10495694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37706144
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43422
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