Addressing the needs and challenges of mentorship in veterinary medicine

Q3 Social Sciences
A. B. Yanke, Kelly A. Weigand, Erik H. Hofmeister
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Veterinary medicine provides a rewarding career but is met with a high degree of mental, emotional, and physical fatigue and, as a result, professional burnout. A structured mentoring system in veterinary schools is integral to promoting well‐being as well as professional and personal growth for resilience and lifelong learning. While professional programs (e.g., human medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy) often provide mentorship opportunities, program descriptions, and evidence of effectiveness have limited review in the literature, especially for veterinary medicine. Depending on the individual's professional stage, mentor and mentee roles may be established throughout one's career between a faculty mentor and a veterinary student early in the curriculum, between near‐peer students, between a private practitioner and new graduate, between a faculty mentor and house officers (interns/residents), and others. Mentorship of junior faculty by senior faculty is also important to nurture successful retention, professional growth, and promotion. With all of these relationships, expectations should be developed between the mentor and mentee to achieve mutual benefit from the relationship.While instituting a mentoring program is beneficial, not all programs are created equal. To ensure a successful program, faculty must be trained to effectively mentor veterinary and graduate students. With adequate training, more seasoned students could also provide peer mentorship to less experienced students. Consideration should be given to how mentors and mentees are matched, recognizing that pairings based on core interests may strengthen foundational relationships. Effective mentoring relationships would ensure continued support for mentees as they develop in the years following graduation. With this article, we present the opportunities and challenges for mentoring within veterinary medicine, including a review of the literature.
应对兽医学导师制的需求和挑战
兽医是一项回报丰厚的职业,但同时也是一项精神、情感和身体高度疲劳的职业,因此会产生职业倦怠。兽医学校中结构化的指导系统对于促进福祉、专业和个人成长以提高适应力和终身学习是不可或缺的。虽然专业课程(如人类医学、护理学、牙科学、药学)经常提供指导机会,但课程描述和有效性证据在文献中的评论有限,尤其是在兽医学方面。根据个人所处的职业阶段,导师与被导师的角色可能贯穿于个人职业生涯的始终,包括课程初期的教员导师与兽医学生之间、同级学生之间、私人执业医师与新毕业生之间、教员导师与舍监(实习生/住院医师)之间,以及其他角色。资深教师对初级教师的指导对于成功留任、专业成长和晋升也很重要。在所有这些关系中,导师与被指导者之间都应制定期望值,以便从这种关系中实现互惠互利。为确保计划取得成功,必须对教师进行培训,使其能有效地指导兽医和研究生。经过充分培训后,经验丰富的学生也可以为经验不足的学生提供同伴指导。应考虑导师与被指导者的配对方式,认识到基于核心兴趣的配对可能会加强基础关系。有效的指导关系将确保在被指导者毕业后的几年中为他们的发展提供持续支持。本文介绍了兽医学指导的机遇与挑战,包括文献综述。
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New Directions for Teaching and Learning
New Directions for Teaching and Learning Social Sciences-Education
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期刊介绍: New Directions for Teaching and Learning continues to offer a comprehensive range of ideas and techniques for improving college teaching based on the experience of seasoned instructors and the latest findings of educational and psychological researchers.
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