St Victor Guitelle, Ajeti Albulena, Ahmed Saeed, Jain Lakshit, Sarfraz Zouina, Person Ulziibat
Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA.
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Cupecoy, Sint Maarten.
J Prim Care Community Health. 2024 Jan-Dec;15:21501319241304142. doi: 10.1177/21501319241304142.
This study evaluated the impact of the mentorship model used in the psychiatry clerkship at Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC), with a focus on its effectiveness in improving medical knowledge and professional development in psychiatry.
This survey-based study at NUMC involved 16 attending psychiatrists and 13 past medical student mentees. Data were collected via electronic surveys from March to May 2022, examining effectiveness of mentorship and mentees' experiences. Descriptive analyses were performed using R (v. 4.1.2).
The attendings were mostly in the 46 to 55 years age group (37.5%), and a gender distribution showing a slight majority of females (56.25%). Regarding the mentorship, 75% of attendings reported that mentoring was not time-consuming, and all of them found it beneficial. All mentees (100%) confirmed that the clerkship improved their understanding of psychiatric disorders and interviewing skills. A significant 69.2% of mentees believed the mentorship model should be an essential component of the Psychiatry Clerkship, and 92.3% did not find the management of psychiatric disorders overly challenging.
NUMC's Psychiatry Clerkship employs a strong mentorship model that markedly enhances medical education and prepares mentees effectively for psychiatric practice. Emphasizing empathy and interdisciplinary understanding, this model shows positive outcomes. Future research should include larger and more diverse cohorts to further substantiate and refine these mentorship practices in medical education.
本研究评估了拿骚大学医学中心（NUMC）精神病学实习中使用的导师指导模式的影响，重点关注其在提高精神病学医学知识和专业发展方面的有效性。
这项在NUMC进行的基于调查的研究涉及16名主治精神科医生和13名过去的医学生 mentees。2022年3月至5月通过电子调查收集数据，考察导师指导的有效性和 mentees 的经历。使用R（v. 4.1.2）进行描述性分析。
主治医生大多在46至55岁年龄组（37.5%），性别分布显示女性略占多数（56.25%）。关于导师指导，75%的主治医生报告说导师指导不耗时，并且他们都认为其有益。所有 mentees（100%）确认实习提高了他们对精神疾病的理解和访谈技巧。显著69.2%的 mentees 认为导师指导模式应该是精神病学实习的重要组成部分，92.3%的人认为精神疾病的管理并非过于具有挑战性。
NUMC的精神病学实习采用了强大的导师指导模式，显著加强了医学教育，并有效地使 mentees 为精神病学实践做好准备。该模式强调同理心和跨学科理解，显示出积极的成果。未来的研究应纳入更大且更多样化的队列，以进一步证实并完善医学教育中的这些导师指导实践。
