Narayan R Vignesh, Katoch Saloni, Sarkar Rashmi
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Dr. K. N. Barua Institute of Dermatological Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Indian Dermatol Online J. 2023 Nov 24;15(1):64-68. doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_245_23. eCollection 2024 Jan-Feb.
Mentorship programs for dermatologists have been in vogue in the West for many years, but have been on a hiatus in India. Recently, there is renewed interest, and mentorship programs are gaining momentum across the country to guide and nurture young dermatologists to attain their full potential. However, what constitutes an ideal mentorship program is still an enigma.
We developed a multiple-choice questionnaire (Google-form), enquiring post graduates and dermatologists about their general opinion of mentorship, its key areas and what constituted an ideal mentorship-program. These were distributed via email and WhatsApp and responses were collected over a month's period. The statistical analysis was carried out using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows.
We received 202 responses and majority of the respondents were private practitioners (32.2%) and post graduate students (29.7%). Respondents felt that mentorship should be undertaken at the beginning of postgraduation (37.1%) or just after its completion (23.8%), and should focus on academic and research related issues (55.0%). Communication (95.5%) was an important factor for the program to be successful, and on an average, must be of seven weeks duration, with a mentor : mentee ratio of 1:2. We found a significant association between the designation of the respondent and their perceived ideal time for a mentorship program (<0.001, Chi Square Test), seeking of mentorship beyond the program duration (<0.01, Chi Square Test) and the type of mentorship program (=0.01, Chi square test).
Our survey concluded that a well-planned short mentorship program of six to eight weeks duration with a low mentee to mentor ratio with an informal style of mentoring in the formative years of one's career would be suitable in the Indian Dermatology scenario. Communication and availability emerged as important elements for a successful mentor mentee relationship. The positive effects of a well-planned mentorship program extend beyond its duration and enrich both the mentor and mentee.
皮肤科医生导师计划在西方流行多年，但在印度一直处于停滞状态。最近，人们重新产生了兴趣，全国各地的导师计划正在兴起，以指导和培养年轻皮肤科医生充分发挥他们的潜力。然而，理想的导师计划的构成仍然是个谜。
我们设计了一份多项选择题问卷（谷歌表单），询问研究生和皮肤科医生对导师指导的总体看法、其关键领域以及理想的导师计划的构成要素。这些问卷通过电子邮件和WhatsApp分发，并在一个月的时间内收集回复。使用Windows版社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）进行统计分析。
我们收到了202份回复，大多数受访者是私人执业医生（32.2%）和研究生（29.7%）。受访者认为导师指导应在研究生学习开始时（37.1%）或刚结束后（23.8%）进行，并且应侧重于学术和研究相关问题（55.0%）。沟通（95.5%）是该计划成功的一个重要因素，平均而言，持续时间必须为七周，导师与学员的比例为1:2。我们发现受访者的职称与其认为的理想导师计划时间（<0.001，卡方检验）、在计划期之外寻求导师指导（<0.01，卡方检验）以及导师计划类型（=0.01，卡方检验）之间存在显著关联。
我们的调查得出结论，在印度皮肤科的情况下，一个精心规划的为期六至八周的短期导师计划，学员与导师比例较低，在职业生涯的形成阶段采用非正式的指导方式，将是合适的。沟通和可获得性成为成功的导师与学员关系的重要因素。精心规划的导师计划的积极影响超出其持续时间，使导师和学员都受益。
