ArticleBMC medical education2025
A systematic scoping review of mentor training in medical education between 2000 and 2024.
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- Healthcare provider experiences integrating mental illness screening and management into hypertension care: qualitative systematic review.Health promotion international · 2026Pooled it
- Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and educational environment factors associated with academic performance among Tunisian medical students: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Impact of structured mentorship on professional identity and career development among medical residents: a cross-sectional study in China.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Burnout in medical students and its psychological correlates with mentorship, motivation and professional values.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Effect of faculty and near-peer mentoring for managing burnout among Indian medical student.Bioinformation · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundEffective mentoring in medical education facilitates professional development amongst mentees and mentors, improves patient care and outcomes, as well as advances the reputation of the host organisation. Much of this success is guided, assessed and overseen by the mentor. Yet, mentor training remains inconsistent, poorly supported and often inadequately evaluated. Acknowledging mentor training as an essential aspect of mentoring programs, we propose a review to map current features and approaches to mentor training with the hopes of boosting the effective design of a proposed mentoring program.
methodsPubMed, Scopus, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL database searches were conducted for articles published between 1
resultsA total of 1124 abstracts were reviewed, 63 full-text articles were appraised and 69 articles were included. Five key domains were identified: 1) mentor qualities, 2) training structure, 3) content, 4) outcomes, and 5) obstacles.
conclusionThis SSR in SEBA reiterates the critical role of mentor training and introduces evidence of its impact on the professional identity formation (PIF) of prospective mentors. It also highlights that more programs are employing longitudinal mentoring processes to guide the inculcation of desired mentoring characteristics amongst prospective mentors. These efforts to nurture the PIF of the prospective mentor-to better shape their future mentee's PIF-is novel and requires careful study.
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