Georgina Phillips1,2, Dennis Lee3, Shivani Shailin4, Gerard O'Reilly1,5, Peter Cameron1,5. 1. School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 2. Emergency Department, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 3. School of Medical Science, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji. 4. Emergency Department, Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva, Fiji. 5. Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the development and implementation of a Pacific medical mentoring programme and to evaluate the programme after the first year. METHODS: The mentoring programme was adapted from Australasian College for Emergency Medicine resources and involved Australian emergency physicians mentoring Pacific Island Country doctors. Using a prospective, cross-sectional survey of all participants, researchers collected data that were analysed for content using deductive and inductive methods. Content analysis aimed to generate new concepts that could apply to different components of mentoring, and overarching themes that apply to the mentoring programme overall. RESULTS: Nineteen doctors participated in the first year of the programme; 11 mentees from three different Pacific Island Countries and eight Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Fellow mentors. The survey was completed with a 100% response rate. Five core themes were identified from the data: vital face-to-face communication (the key to effective communication); supportive personal relationship (valued and desired by mentees); motivating professional relationship (including a regional Pacific network); substantial challenges (time, distance, remote communication); and issues around the mentoring model (goal-orientation, mentor-driven, culture). CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggests a new model of Pacific mentoring that recognises the centrality of the mentoring relationship, and allows for flexible communication, shared responsibility of mentors and mentees as co-drivers and a broad understanding of goals and timelines. Future programmes should incorporate funding for in-person meetings and educational opportunities to enhance contextual and cultural understanding. These lessons can inform future medical mentorship programmes across the Pacific.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the development and implementation of a Pacific medical mentoring programme and to evaluate the programme after the first year. METHODS: The mentoring programme was adapted from Australasian College for Emergency Medicine resources and involved Australian emergency physicians mentoring Pacific Island Country doctors. Using a prospective, cross-sectional survey of all participants, researchers collected data that were analysed for content using deductive and inductive methods. Content analysis aimed to generate new concepts that could apply to different components of mentoring, and overarching themes that apply to the mentoring programme overall. RESULTS: Nineteen doctors participated in the first year of the programme; 11 mentees from three different Pacific Island Countries and eight Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Fellow mentors. The survey was completed with a 100% response rate. Five core themes were identified from the data: vital face-to-face communication (the key to effective communication); supportive personal relationship (valued and desired by mentees); motivating professional relationship (including a regional Pacific network); substantial challenges (time, distance, remote communication); and issues around the mentoring model (goal-orientation, mentor-driven, culture). CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggests a new model of Pacific mentoring that recognises the centrality of the mentoring relationship, and allows for flexible communication, shared responsibility of mentors and mentees as co-drivers and a broad understanding of goals and timelines. Future programmes should incorporate funding for in-person meetings and educational opportunities to enhance contextual and cultural understanding. These lessons can inform future medical mentorship programmes across the Pacific.
Authors: Megan Cox; Georgina Phillips; Rob Mitchell; Lisa-Maree Herron; Sarah Körver; Deepak Sharma; Claire E Brolan; Mangu Kendino; Osea K Masilaca; Gerard O'Reilly; Penisimani Poloniati; Berlin Kafoa Journal: Lancet Reg Health West Pac Date: 2022-07-07
Authors: Charles B Kemmler; Syed Ghazanfar Saleem; Saima Ali; Lubna Samad; Kaniz F Haider; Mohammad I Jamal; Tariq Aziz; Quratulain Maroof; Farah Z Dadabhoy; Zayed Yasin; Megan M Rybarczyk Journal: AEM Educ Train Date: 2021-07-01
Authors: Georgina Phillips; Anne Creaton; Pai Airdhill-Enosa; Patrick Toito'ona; Berlin Kafoa; Gerard O'Reilly; Peter Cameron Journal: Lancet Reg Health West Pac Date: 2020-07-27