Implementation of Mentorship Program for First Phase Students in Our Medical College
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Background: Mentoring programs in medical schools provide students support and guidance that contribute to a fulfilling undergraduate medical experience. Mentorship is a kind of relationship in which more experienced will guide less experienced. Objective: To develop a Module for Mentorship program for First phase MBBS students and to assess the perception of students & faculty towards mentorship program. Design: Prospective study was conducted where the data was collected in two categories, first was perception of mentees towards the mentorship program and the second one was perception of mentors towards the program. Subjects/Patients: The students of first year MBBS course. Methods: The study was conducted on 100 first Phase MBBS students at ASCOMS, Jammu after seeking the Institutional Ethics Committee approval. Mentorship module was developed. Perception from students & faculty was sought through a pre-designed, self-administered questionnaire after seeking their written informed consent. Data was then assessed and analysed. Results: Mentorship improves communication between students and faculty. Mentorship helps students to improve academically. Mentorship helps to reduce anxiety and stress among 1st year MBBS students. Conclusion: Mentoring programs in medical schools provide students support and guidance that contribute to overall development.
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Vikrant Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Government Medical College Jammu, JK, India.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Government Medical College Jammu, JK, India.
Sanjay Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College Jammu, JK, India.
Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College Jammu, JK, India.
Raja Langar, Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College Jammu, JK, India.
Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College Jammu, JK, India.
Vanita Gupta, Professor, Department of Anatomy ASCOMS, Sidhra, Jammu, JK, India.
Professor, Department of Anatomy ASCOMS, Sidhra, Jammu, JK, India.
Riya Singh Chandail, MBBS Student ASCOMS, Sidhra, Jammu, Jammu, JK, India.
MBBS Student ASCOMS, Sidhra, Jammu, Jammu, JK, India.
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