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Participant expectations in a national otolaryngology mentorship programme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 August 2022

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Women in ENT Surgery
R Abrar*
Affiliation:
The Richard Ramsden Centre for Hearing Implants, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, London, UK
E Stapleton
Affiliation:
The Richard Ramsden Centre for Hearing Implants, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, London, UK
Women in ENT Surgery
Affiliation:
ENT UK, London, UK
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Author for correspondence: Dr R Abrar, The Richard Ramsden Centre for Hearing Implants, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK E-mail: rohma.abrar@doctors.org.uk
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Abstract

Objective

Mentoring within surgery is increasingly recognised as a powerful development tool, but participant expectations have not previously been explored. This study aimed to explore and analyse participant expectations from the UK's first national otolaryngology mentorship programme.

Method

Participants completed open-ended questionnaires. Responses were qualitatively analysed using a grounded theory approach. Iterative cycles were used to develop codes using a constant comparison technique. Emerging categories were refined to identify core themes.

Results

Key mentee expectations were career, and clinical and academic guidance. Enhancing networking opportunities was highlighted by medical students and junior trainees. Psychosocial and lifestyle support were predominant themes for all trainees. Receiving impartial advice and guidance from outside their training region was expressed only by senior trainees. Mentor expectations aligned with those of mentees.

Conclusion

This study identified key areas of the ‘hidden curriculum’ for students and trainees in otolaryngology, showing the evolving expectations and priorities as they progress through training.

Keywords

OtolaryngologyMentoringQualitative Research

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 137 , Issue 6 , June 2023 , pp. 614 - 621
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED

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