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. 2017 Mar 8:6:45.
doi: 10.15694/mep.2017.000045. eCollection 2017.

Mentorship in Modern UK Surgical Training

Heather Stewart  1 , Morkos Iskander  2
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Mentorship in Modern UK Surgical Training

Heather Stewart et al. MedEdPublish (2016). .

Abstract

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Over the years, surgical training has been standardised and centralised with less emphasis on a mentorship style of training. However, having a consistent mentor during surgical training can overcome obstacles faced by trainees. It has been shown to improve career success as well as general well-being in a demanding and competitive specialty. Despite this, a mentor is not a mandatory part of surgical training with trainees struggling to identify a mentor in the present system. We suggest the introduction of a programme managed by regional deaneries which promotes the formation of a mentor and trainee relationship at the beginning of surgical training. We are confident this scheme has the potential of producing a technically able, healthy and well-rounded surgeon.

Keywords: mentorship; surgery; training.

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