Formalizing the Informal: Lessons Learned from a Competency-Based Mentorship Program for Residents in Psychiatry.
Megan ThomasDiane LorenzettiAliya KassamPublished in: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry (2020)
The perceptions of participants in this study suggest that formal mentorship programs can be beneficial for residents, in terms of enhancing clinical competencies, advancing overall well-being, ensuring preparedness to undertake professional careers, and the provision of essential psychosocial support. Future work is needed to assess the implementation of formal mentorship programs in other residency training programs.