Mentorship needs at academic institutions in resource-limited settings: a survey at Makerere university college of health sciences

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2011
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BMC Medical Education
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Mentoring is a core component of medical education and career success. There is increasing global emphasis on mentorship of young scientists in order to train and develop the next leaders in global health. However, mentoring efforts are challenged by the high clinical, research and administrative demands. We evaluated the status and nature of mentoring practices at Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MAKCHS). Methods: Pre-tested, self-administered questionnaires were sent by email to all Fogarty alumni at the MAKCHS (mentors) and each of them was requested to complete and email back the questionnaire. In addition to training level and number of mentors, the questionnaires had open-ended questions covering themes such as; status of mentorship, challenges faced by mentors and strategies to improve and sustain mentorship within MAKCHS. Similarly, open-ended questionnaires were sent and received by email from all graduate students (mentees) registered with the Uganda Society for Health Scientists (USHS). Qualitative data from mentors and mentees was analyzed manually according to the pre-determined themes.
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Mentorship, Capacity building, Health care delivery, Research, Academic institutions, Africa
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Nakanjako et al.: Mentorship needs at academic institutions in resource-limited settings: a survey at makerere university college of health sciences. BMC Medical Education 2011 11:53. doi:10.1186/1472-6920-11-53
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https://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1226
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