Virtual medical research mentoring.
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| Title: | Virtual medical research mentoring. |
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| Authors: | Chan, Jeffrey Shi Kai1 (AUTHOR), Lau, Dawnie Ho Hei1 (AUTHOR), King, Emma1 (AUTHOR), Roever, Leonardo1,2 (AUTHOR), Liu, Tong1,3 (AUTHOR), Shum, Yuki Ka Ling1 (AUTHOR), Ng, Kenrick1,4 (AUTHOR), Dee, Edward Christopher1,5 (AUTHOR), Ciobanu, Ana1,6,7 (AUTHOR), Bazoukis, George1,8 (AUTHOR), Mahmoudi, Elham1,9 (AUTHOR), Satti, Danish Iltaf1,10 (AUTHOR), Jeevaratnam, Kamalan1,11 (AUTHOR), Baranchuk, Adrian1,12 (AUTHOR) adrian.baranchuk@kingstonhsc.ca, Tse, Gary3,11,13,14 (AUTHOR) gary.tse@kmms.ac.uk |
| Source: | Clinical Teacher. Aug2023, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p1-7. 7p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Career development, *Medical students, *Online education, Medical research, Mentoring |
| Abstract: | Background: Medical research is important for professional advancement, and mentoring is a key means by which students and early‐career doctors can engage in research. Contrasting international research collaborations, research mentoring programmes are often geographically limited. As the COVID‐19 pandemic has led to increased use of online technology for classes and conferences, a virtual, international approach to medical research mentoring may be valuable. Approach: We hereby describe our experience at the Cardiovascular Analytics Group, a virtual international medical research mentoring group established in 2015. We make use of virtual platforms in multi‐level mentoring with peer mentoring and emphasise active participation, early leadership, an open culture, accessible research support and a distributed research workflow. Evaluation: With 63 active members from 14 different countries, the Group has been successful in training medical students and early‐career medical graduates in academic medicine. Our members have led over 100 peer‐reviewed publications of original research and reviews since 2015, winning 13 research prizes during this time. Implications: Our accessible‐distributed model of virtual international medical research collaboration and multi‐level mentoring is viable and efficient and caters to the needs of contemporary healthcare. Others should consider building similar models to improve medical research mentoring globally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Background: Medical research is important for professional advancement, and mentoring is a key means by which students and early‐career doctors can engage in research. Contrasting international research collaborations, research mentoring programmes are often geographically limited. As the COVID‐19 pandemic has led to increased use of online technology for classes and conferences, a virtual, international approach to medical research mentoring may be valuable. Approach: We hereby describe our experience at the Cardiovascular Analytics Group, a virtual international medical research mentoring group established in 2015. We make use of virtual platforms in multi‐level mentoring with peer mentoring and emphasise active participation, early leadership, an open culture, accessible research support and a distributed research workflow. Evaluation: With 63 active members from 14 different countries, the Group has been successful in training medical students and early‐career medical graduates in academic medicine. Our members have led over 100 peer‐reviewed publications of original research and reviews since 2015, winning 13 research prizes during this time. Implications: Our accessible‐distributed model of virtual international medical research collaboration and multi‐level mentoring is viable and efficient and caters to the needs of contemporary healthcare. Others should consider building similar models to improve medical research mentoring globally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 17434971 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/tct.13598 |
