Hewson Thomas, Thomas Nikki, Lovett Kate, Bruce Helen, Tracy Derek K
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
BJPsych Bull. 2021 Dec;45(6):343-350. doi: 10.1192/bjb.2020.107.
We describe the establishment and evaluation of a career-based mentoring scheme (PsychStart) for medical students interested in psychiatry. Medical students reported multiple benefits of mentoring, including enhanced personal and professional development, increased career and clinical knowledge, and broadened exposure to psychiatry. The mentoring scheme was also found to promote and sustain interest in the specialty. Further evaluation is required to determine the long-term effects of mentoring and how this may compare with other undergraduate enrichment activities. We conclude that mentoring in psychiatry could offer innovative solutions for improving recruitment and retention, and for supporting and valuing medical students who demonstrate an early interest in the specialty.
我们描述了一项针对对精神病学感兴趣的医学生的基于职业的指导计划（PsychStart）的建立与评估。医学生报告了指导带来的多重益处，包括个人和职业发展的提升、职业和临床知识的增加，以及对精神病学接触的拓宽。该指导计划还被发现能促进并维持对该专业的兴趣。需要进一步评估以确定指导的长期效果，以及它与其他本科丰富活动相比如何。我们得出结论，精神病学领域的指导可为改善招生和留用情况，以及支持和重视对该专业表现出早期兴趣的医学生提供创新解决方案。
