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Victoria S Louwagie1,2,3,4,5,6, Brittany A Strelow1,2,3,4,5,6, Sarah M Jenkins1,2,3,4,5,6
1Victoria S. Louwagie, DMSc, MS, PA-C, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato, Minnesota.
Formal student mentorship pathways are uncommon in physician assistant (PA) programs, with less than half reporting structured programs. This highlights a gap in formalizing PA education support systems.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Health Professions Training
Background:
- Mentorship offers significant benefits for healthcare professionals.
- Student mentorship pathways in physician assistant (PA) programs are not well-documented.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of student mentorship pathways in PA programs.
- To understand the objectives and structure of formal and informal mentoring.
Main Methods:
- An internet-based questionnaire was distributed to 332 PA programs.
- Survey data collected from May 7 to June 10, 2024, focused on formal and informal mentoring.
Main Results:
- A 30% response rate (96 of 322 programs) was achieved.
- 42% of responding PA programs (40 of 96) reported formal mentorship pathways.
- 49% of programs (36 of 74) reported informal pathways, with 8 having both.
Conclusions:
- Less than half of PA programs currently have established student mentorship pathways.
- Formal mentorship structures, including curriculum and outcome measures, are even less common in PA programs.
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