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Medical Student’s Perceptions of the Mentoring Program: A Survey from Religious Medical School in Taiwan
Shao-Yin Chu
Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital Hualien: Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital
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Background: Tzu Chi University (TCU) in Taiwan offers a mentoring program that differs from others since it comprises triple mentors: faculty mentors, Tzu Cheng/Yi De (TC/YDs who are senior volunteers), and school counselors. This study aimed to analyze medical student’s perceptions of the triple mentors’ role functions using a self-developed assessment tool.
Methods: The Role Functions of the Mentoring Program Scale (RFMPS) was developed through literature reviews, focus groups, and underwent exploratory factor analysis for internal consistency and reliability. The RFMPS consists of 16 items measuring the triple mentors’ role functions on a five-point Likert scale. Items covered four role functions: mental counseling, educational guidance, career counseling, and humanistic/moral guidance. Student’s perceptions were collected through an online survey and analyzed using a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
Results: The overall response rate was 64% (116/171). Faculty mentors provided students with preferable guidance counseling in all four role functions; TC/YDs particularly offered prominent humanistic/moral guidance and career counseling; school counselors were less preferred and guided students in need. Besides, students were evenly guided regarding their gender and year. The RFMPS was a reliable tool for evaluating the mentoring program as a whole.
Conclusions: Faculty mentors, TC/YDs, and school counselors comprehensively performed their role functions in the mentoring program. Humanistic/moral guidance is current and comparable to educational, career, and mental guidance counseling; the mentoring program can extend its scope by including humanistic, moral, or spiritual connotations.
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Mentoring program, Guidance, Counseling, Humanity
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Research article
Medical Student’s Perceptions of the Mentoring Program: A Survey from Religious Medical School in Taiwan
Shao-Yin Chu
Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital Hualien: Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital
Corresponding Author
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CURRENT STATUS: Under Review
Version 1
Posted 21 Sep, 2020
No community comments so far
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 21 Oct, 2020
Review #2 received
Received 16 Oct, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 09 Oct, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 06 Oct, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 30 Sep, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 30 Sep, 2020
Editor assigned
On 14 Sep, 2020
First submitted
On 13 Sep, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 13 Sep, 2020
Editor invited
On 13 Sep, 2020
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This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
Background: Tzu Chi University (TCU) in Taiwan offers a mentoring program that differs from others since it comprises triple mentors: faculty mentors, Tzu Cheng/Yi De (TC/YDs who are senior volunteers), and school counselors. This study aimed to analyze medical student’s perceptions of the triple mentors’ role functions using a self-developed assessment tool.
Methods: The Role Functions of the Mentoring Program Scale (RFMPS) was developed through literature reviews, focus groups, and underwent exploratory factor analysis for internal consistency and reliability. The RFMPS consists of 16 items measuring the triple mentors’ role functions on a five-point Likert scale. Items covered four role functions: mental counseling, educational guidance, career counseling, and humanistic/moral guidance. Student’s perceptions were collected through an online survey and analyzed using a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
Results: The overall response rate was 64% (116/171). Faculty mentors provided students with preferable guidance counseling in all four role functions; TC/YDs particularly offered prominent humanistic/moral guidance and career counseling; school counselors were less preferred and guided students in need. Besides, students were evenly guided regarding their gender and year. The RFMPS was a reliable tool for evaluating the mentoring program as a whole.
Conclusions: Faculty mentors, TC/YDs, and school counselors comprehensively performed their role functions in the mentoring program. Humanistic/moral guidance is current and comparable to educational, career, and mental guidance counseling; the mentoring program can extend its scope by including humanistic, moral, or spiritual connotations.