International Medical Education

International Medical Graduates (IMG) toolkit: Mentorship

Learn how mentorship can help IMGs in their medical career.

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Mentorship can help students hone clinical skills and improve patient interactions, but mentors also guide students through tough times both in school and their personal lives. Mentors guide students in clinical skills training and patient interactions and check in with students regularly to make sure they’re doing well personally.

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Mentor-mentee relationships can be enhanced by factors which

  1. Focus
  2. Prioritize
  3. Capitalize
  4. Stretch goals to stretch experience

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