ArticleBMC medical education2024
Peer mentorship and professional identity formation: an ecological systems perspective.
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Abstract
backgroundMentoring can help shape how medical students think, feel, and act as physicians. Yet, the mechanism in which it influences this process of professional identity formation (PIF) remains poorly understood. Through the lens of the ecological systems theory, this study explores the interconnected and dynamic system of mentoring relationships and resources that support professional development and growth within the Palliative Medicine Initiative (PMI), a structured research peer mentoring program.
methodsA secondary analysis of transcripts of semi-structured interviews with peer mentors and mentees and a review of their mentoring diaries was conducted to explore the impact of participation in a longitudinal peer mentoring program on both mentees and peer mentors on their personal and professional development through the lens of the mentoring ecosystem model. The Systematic Evidence-Based Approach was adapted to analyze the data via content and thematic analysis.
resultsEighteen mentees and peer mentors participated and described a supportive community of practice within the research program, with discrete micro-, meso-, and macro-environments that are dynamic, reflexive, and interconnected to form a mentoring ecosystem. Within this ecosystem, reflection is fostered, and identity work is done-ultimately shaping and refining self-concepts of personhood and identity.
conclusionThis study underscores the nuances and complexities of mentorship and supports the role of the mentoring ecosystem in PIF. A deeper understanding of the multiple factors that converge to facilitate the professional development of mentees can help educators develop and implement structured peer mentorship programs that better support reflective practice and identity work.
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