Online academic mentoring – Experiences from a virtual international exchange program for early career psychiatrists

Mental health research in South America: Psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees’ perceived resources and barriers

“…Only about a quarter of psychiatry trainees reported having conducted research, and less than half reported having published or attempted to publish. Our findings support the call to seek ways to increase access to training and mentorship opportunities for psychiatry trainees and early career psychiatrists (El Halabi et al, 2021; Naskar et al, 2022). Mentoring relationships could prove doubly beneficial, providing both mentors and mentees with the possibility to learn and grow from each other’s strengths, talents and experiences (Ramalho et al, 2016).…”

“…Mentoring relationships could prove doubly beneficial, providing both mentors and mentees with the possibility to learn and grow from each other’s strengths, talents and experiences (Ramalho et al, 2016). Online training or mentorships could provide access to these resources when unavailable at a local or regional level (Naskar et al, 2022). However, if offered from outside of Latin America, participants based in Latin America should lead the focus of these programs.…”

The World Psychiatry Exchange Program: expanding the world of early career psychiatrists

“…The academic experience, including networking opportunities, was highlighted for example as providing “magnificent interaction between neurology, cognitive sciences and psychiatry”. Some participants wrote a manuscript during or after the exchange, which got published with them as first authors in scientific peer‐reviewed academic journals 8,9 . Remarkably, all participants said that they were happy they had completed the exchange and would recommend it to a friend.…”

Collaborative research on mental health in the post-COVID-19 era: an early career psychiatrists' perspective

“…But there are clear opportunities to mix local and international collaboration and take advantage of in-person and at-a-distance opportunities via a “hybrid-new normal”. For example, while academic exchange programs have already started to pick up their previous pace ( 9 , 10 ), we will probably see a more hybrid model after the pandemic, with in-person exchanges fulfilling a more targeted role within a larger scheme of virtual interactions ( 11 ). Still, this type of collaboration requires significant funding and resources to succeed.…”