A Systematic Scoping Review of Ethical Issues in Mentoring in Surgery.
Fion Qian Hui LeeWen Jie ChuaClarissa Wei Shuen CheongKuang Teck TayEugene Koh Yong HianAnnelissa Mien Chew ChinYing Pin TohStephen R MasonLalit Kumar Radha KrishnaPublished in: Journal of medical education and curricular development (2019)
Mentoring abuse in surgery involves lapses in conduct, understanding of roles and responsibilities, poor alignment of expectations, and a lack of clear standards of practice. It is only with better structuring of mentoring processes and effective support of host organisation tasked with providing timely, longitudinal, and holistic assessment and oversight will surgical mentoring overcome prevailing ethical concerns surrounding it.