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Core-competence skills in e-mentoring for medical educators: a conceptual exploration
1Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust, Oxford, UK. mstmc@uwclub.net
Medical Teacher
|July 27, 2010
Summary
E-mentoring offers significant benefits for medical education and professional development. This study identified seven core competencies for effective e-mentoring, though research quality needs improvement.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Educational Technology
- Professional Development
Background:
- E-mentoring presents opportunities to enhance medical training, patient care, and professional development cost-effectively.
- Existing research on essential e-mentoring competencies in medical education is fragmented and lacks consistent methodological rigor.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review and synthesize evidence on the core competencies required for effective e-mentoring among medical educators.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive systematic literature search was conducted across 25 databases, utilizing 42 search terms and Boolean combinations.
- Internet searches, 'Grey literature' review, and manual journal/bibliography inspection were employed to ensure broad coverage.
Main Results:
- The search identified 4344 citations, with 44 items ultimately included in the study.
- The overall quality of published research in this area was found to be generally weak.
- Seven specific domains of e-mentoring core competencies were identified as significant based on the available evidence.
Conclusions:
- E-mentoring is educationally effective and serves as a valuable complement to traditional face-to-face mentoring for continuous professional development.
- There is a critical need to enhance the rigor and quality of research in the field of e-mentoring for medical education.
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