The Ideal Mentors from the universiti sains Malaysia Medical students’ perspective: A Case study

Abstract

Having good characteristics from their mentees’ perspective are aimed by mentors in educational setting including the school of medical sciences. This study aimed at exploring a septate of ideal mentors’ attractor from the medical students’ perspectives. The maximum variation purposive sampling type has been applied in this study. There were nine first year medical students participated in the study. Face to face interviews have been conducted for the data collection process. The duration is three months, from 1 January until 30 March 2019. Interview transcripts were transcribed in verbatim and later analysed manually based on the N-Vivo programme procedure using open coding, axil coding and selective coding techniques. The results have shown that two themes and six categories were emerged. The themes were internal and external characteristics. The categories were (i) intention, (ii) empathy, (iii) integrity, (iv) friendly and understandable, (v) knowledgeably and experienced, and (vi) accessibility. In order to address validity and reliability of the data, member check, audit trail, Cohen kappa index, and peer checking methods were utilised. The study on areas of mentoring relationship is significant as it has contributed a rich data regarding the field. These data are crucial to formulate a greater programme for its effectiveness. Thus, the present study is one of the important areas that should be focused in the medical education.