PhD Scientific Days 2022

Mental Health Sciences I. (Poster discussion will take place in the Aula during the Coffee Break)

Near-Peer Mentoring Program in Medical School: Another Way of Student Support

Előadó neve

Pölczman, Lea, MSc

Előadó munkahelye

Semmelweis University, Institute of Behavioural Sciences

Előadó telefonszáma

+36307316744

Előadó e-mail címe

polczman.lea@phd.semmelweis.hu

Az előadás címe

Near-Peer Mentoring Program in Medical School: Another Way of Student Support

Szerző(k) neve és munkahelye

Lea Pölczman1, Dr. Edmond Girasek2
1. Semmelweis University, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Budapest
2. Semmelweis University, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Budapest

Bemutatás módja

Szóbeli

Szekció

Mental Health Sciences I. (Poster discussion will take place in the Aula during the Coffee Break)

Language of the presentation

English

Preferred session

Mental Sciences

Összefoglaló szövege

Introduction: The mentoring program at Semmelweis University was designed to develop the soft skills of medical students and facilitate their professional and personal development. Mentoring programs are strategies for mental health prevention and the promotion of medical education.
Aims: The research aimed to compare the levels of perceived stress, social support, well-being, and resilience of first-year students after the implementation of a peer mentoring program to those students who did not participate in the program.
Methods: A cross-sectional pilot study was carried out at the end of the fall semester. The outcomes were assessed by comparing two groups of medical students (one that had been participating in the mentoring program since the admission, while the other one did not participate in it). Self-report instruments were used for the data collection on sociodemographic, resilience (CD-RISC), perceived social support (MSPSS), well-being (WBI-5), perceived stress (PSS), somatic symptom severity (PHQ).
Result: A total of 122 first-year medical students were included: 69 students received and 53 did not receive mentoring. One Way ANOVA showed no statistically significant difference among the groups in terms of social support (F(1,120) = 0.029, p = 0.865) and well-being (F(1,120) = 2.898, p = 0.091). The analyses also showed statistically significant differences among the groups in terms of resilience (F(1,120) = 4.127, p = 0.044), and perceived stress (F(1,120) = 4.472 p = 0.037). The linear regression analyses revealed no significant effect of mentoring on medical students’ well-being (F(2, 119) = 61.835; p = 0.001), perceived stress (F(4, 117) = 52.136; p = 0.001), resilience (F(2, 119) = 45.707; p = 0.001) or social support (F(2, 119) = 17.723; p = 0.001).
Conclusion: In conclusion, the present pilot study sought to demonstrate the extent to which the mentoring program contributes to student well-being, resilience, perceived stress, and social support, however, no significant changes were found. Nonetheless, mentoring programs could greatly improve students, with the sensitization they will grow both humanly and professionally so that later they will be the best possible professionals in the field of health care. Mentoring programs in medical schools are much needed.
Funding: No funding was obtained for this study.

University and Doctoral School

Semmelweis University, Doctoral School of Mental Health Sciences

Supervisor

Dr. Girasek Edmond

Publication of my abstract

I give consent to the publication of my abstract on the website of the congress.

Kind

Szabad

Status

elfogadva

Accepted presentation method

szóbeli

Előadás fájl jóváhagyás

nem rendelkezett róla

Előadó

6809

Start

09:15

End

09:30

Authors (legacy)

Lea Pölczman1, Dr. Edmond Girasek2
1. Semmelweis University, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Budapest
2. Semmelweis University, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Budapest