The Navigating Medical School Program: An innovative student-led near peer mentoring program for strengthening the medical school learning environment

Callese, Tyler E.; Keskinyan, Vahakn S.; Hampton, Malcolm Moses; Davis, Gwenyth A.; Ykimoff, Jessie; Laurence, Colleen; Wirth, S.; Kaye, Shaina; McNamara, K.; Suggs, Caleb; Hussain, Iltifat; Bentley, Paige; Reynolds, Patrick; Strowd, Roy

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“…Near-peer mentors (NPMs) share a similar knowledge base and social role with the freshly inducted students, which are known as cognitive and social congruence. This helps the juniors relate better with the seniors as well as with the institute as the seniors try to bridge the gap between the students and the higher professionals [5]. As compared to faculty members, students regard their near-peers as more relatable and approachable [2]; thus, they find it less intimidating to share their problems with them [6].…”

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“…Moreover, the medical profession calls for professionals to be altruistic and benevolent so that they can serve people selflessly. NPMPs are one such example where the mentors voluntarily help the mentees, promoting the pay-it-forward culture in institutes [5]. This culture enhances positive attitudes and generosity among students which gradually adds up to a healthy learning environment [5].…”

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“…NPMPs are one such example where the mentors voluntarily help the mentees, promoting the pay-it-forward culture in institutes [5]. This culture enhances positive attitudes and generosity among students which gradually adds up to a healthy learning environment [5]. Rightfully, a need for introducing NPMPs in the curricula has been highlighted for many years now in literature [2].…”

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“…Internationally, NPMPs have already been introduced and are being practiced providing helpful transitions to the mentees and a platform to flourish the mentors [2]. The literature provides evidence that universities like Tehran University of Medical Sciences [11], Sydney Medical School [5], Shiraz Medical School, Iran [12], University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth Campus [3], Undergraduate Medical School Korea [13], and Sri Siddhartha Medical College [14] are few among others where near-peer mentorship programs are already being experienced.…”

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Introduction of Near-Peer Mentorship Program in an Undergraduate Medical College in Pakistan: A Pilot Study

Ahmed

Sarfaraz

Khursheed

et al. 2023

Education Research International

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Objective. Transitioning from college to university life is a whole new exciting experience for the students but it also often develops feelings of unfamiliarity within them. The literature states that near-peer mentoring is a new paradigm that can provide multiple opportunities for the professional growth of the mentees and mentors. This study aims to introduce a formal near-peer mentoring program at Ziauddin Medical College and identifies its effects on the participants of this program. Methods. A quasi-experimental study design was used for a duration of 5 months. In total, 73 students participated in the program, 21 from the 3rd year as near-peer mentors (NPMs) and 52 from the 1st year as mentees. All mentees were randomly distributed among the mentors, broadly in a ratio of 1 : 2. Data were collected using a peer-mentoring evaluation toolkit, having questions based on a Likert scale. Results. The results showed that after participating in this program, 69% of the mentees felt acclimatized into the university environment and 66% of the mentors also developed a sense of belonging. Ninety percent of the mentors agreed that their soft skills improved after mentoring their juniors. Overall, around 70% of the mentors and mentees agreed that participation in this program had positive effects on their learning. Conclusion. This study provides baseline information of NPM program intervention, which had a positive effect on both the participated mentors and mentees. Thus, the formal introduction of such programs will be beneficial for medical institutes to improve the student support process.

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Khursheed

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Le Double Cursus Santé Sciences à l’UFR Santé de Rouen

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Lahmar²,

Gomez³

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Med Sci (Paris)

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Le Double Cursus Santé Sciences (DCSS) permet de former précocement les futurs acteurs de santé à la recherche. La profonde transformation du système de santé et l’avènement de nouvelles techniques analytiques et numériques ont conduit à reconsidérer la place de la recherche dans la pratique clinique. L’expérience internationale de ce type de programme de formation, notamment aux États-Unis, a révélé le rôle prépondérant que jouent les acteurs de santé ayant acquis une double compétence, médicale et scientifique. En France, un DCSS précoce, pendant les études médicales, a été mis en place dans les années 2000. Cette formation reste cependant disparate et hétérogène, et ne concerne pas toutes les universités. En 2016, l’UFR Santé de Rouen a constaté que le nombre d’étudiants engagés dans ce double cursus était très faible, voire nul selon les années. Aussi, en 2017, un accompagnement institutionnel a été introduit. Celui-ci a abouti à la création d’un tutorat étudiant dédié à cette formation. Il a permis une augmentation du nombre de candidats intéressés et la reconnaissance institutionnelle de ce double parcours. Nous présentons ici les contours de cette formation impliquant étudiants et institution.

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The Navigating Medical School Program: An innovative student-led near peer mentoring program for strengthening the medical school learning environment

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Introduction of Near-Peer Mentorship Program in an Undergraduate Medical College in Pakistan: A Pilot Study

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