Senior-Led Freshman Groups A Strategy for Professional Development

Nichols, Mary Reid; Lachat, Maryanne F.

doi:10.1097/00006223-199411000-00019

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“…Among the health professions, the nursing literature provides the greatest number of descriptions of mentoring programs. [5][6][7][8] The pharmacy literature offers some discussion of mentoring among students; however, it lacks information on mentoring that occurs between the preprofessional and professional years. 9 In 1996, Richardson and colleagues described the use of student mentors in an undergraduate pharmacy ethics course.…”

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Development of a Student Mentoring Program

Brown¹,

Hanson²

2003

Am J Pharm Educ

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Background. Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) developed a mentoring program between students enrolled in the Freshmen Health Sciences Seminar (PX100) and student-pharmacists in the first through third professional years, with the goal of better preparing the preprofessionals for the college's curriculum. Methods. Mentees were randomly assigned to mentors. The course required 3 contacts, with formal documentation of each, and a reflective assessment of the experience. Upon completing the semester, we evaluated the program by considering the types and methods of contacts, positive or negative reactions, and recommendations for future improvement. Results. The majority of students gave the program high ratings, with 74% of the mentees and 64% of the mentors reporting a positive experience. Conclusion. We expect the mentoring experience will continue as a means of informing future preprofessional students about the pharmacy program's requirements and of fostering professional growth.

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confidence: 99%