Education and Ethics In Nursing ISSN: 2322-5300

A narrative review on the dos and don'ts of choosing peer mentors in medical science education

https://doi.org/10.22034/ethic.2022.705676
Volume 11, 3-4
January 2030
Pages 91-102
Education and Ethics In Nursing ISSN: 2322-5300

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Amin Dalili 1
Hamid Zamani Moghadam 2
Fatemeh Maleki 3
Sayyed Majid Sadrzadeh 4
Behrang Rezvani Kakhki 2
Mahdi Foroughian 2
Roohie Farzaneh 4

1 Assistant Professor of General Surgery, Fellowship of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Oncology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract
Introduction: Peer guidance has been welcomed in medical science education in recent years. One of the dimensions
of the success of this process is the selection of a competent peer leader who can fulfill his role well. The present study was conducted with the aim of reviewing a narrative on the dos and don'ts of selecting peer mentors in medical science education
Materials and Methods: This study is a narrative review method that was conducted during three stages of literature search, data evaluation and analysis with the aim of providing an overview of the characteristics and dos and don'ts
of selecting peer guides. Gathering information by searching for the keywords of Peer Mentors, Peer Mentoring, Peer Mentors, Peer Mentoring, with the help of logical operators from the articles of Persian language databases; SID, Iranmedex, Magiran and other databases. English language Science Direct, web of science and Scopus, Cochrane and PubMed and Google Scholar search engines have been used without time limit
Result: 9 characteristics and competences have been extracted for peer educators, which are included in the category of competences, and they are: similarity and common areas (principle of compatibility), having strong communication skills, ability in the field of leadership, passion and enthusiasm for education and supporting others, paying attention to the training process in guiding with a mutual approach, having enough time for guiding, empathy, flexibility and criticism, trustworthiness; And four negative characteristics were also obtained in the opposite point, which are included in the category of not to choose a peer guide and include: not playing a role in the form of a private tutor, academic advisor and trainer editor, also the peer guide should not have a communication style in relation to the guided follow
threatening or hierarchical.
Conclusion: Accurate identification of the characteristics and competencies of peer mentors along with the effectiveness of the mentoring program and the competencies of the mentored person can lead to the desired result. The findings of this research can help educational planners to select peer leaders who have the necessary competencies and strive to achieve the goals of the process.

Keywords

Mentor
Competence
Medical Education
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