Transcript St. George’s University School of Medicine Student Mentor

St. George’s University
School of Medicine
Student Mentor Program
Frances McGill, M.D.
Associate Dean of Students
Associate Dean of Clinical Studies, U.S.
SGUSOM Mentor Program
• The New York State Report on St.
George’s University School of Medicine
July 2002 ,recommended that we
design and establish a program for
upperclassmen in their clinical years to
mentor or at least interact with
students in their basic science years
SGUSOM Mentor Program
“Mentor” : A wise and faithful advisor”
( The Miriam Webster Pocket Dictionary)
A dynamic reciprocal relationship in a work
enviornment betwee an advanced career
incumbent ( mentor) and a beginner ( protégé),
aimed at promoting the development of both
( Sambunjak,D , Straus,S, Marusic,A, Mentoring in
Academic Medicine, JAMA,Sept 6.2006,Vol296,No9)
Mentoring in Academic Medicine
• 142 Articles; 42 reviewed
• UCSF : 3rd and 4th year Medical Students : 40%
me & 33% women had mentors
• No study on students mentoring students
• Mentorship reported as important influence on
personal development, career guidance, career
choice, productivity
( Sambunjak,D , Straus,S, Marusic,A, Mentoring in
Academic Medicine, JAMA,Sept 6.2006,Vol296,No9)
Communication at SGU
From a student’s view
Michael Markos
Third Year Student
SGA
2005
Communication Pre-Grenada
Current Students,Friends,
Alumni, and Rumors
Bayshore + Organized Events,
Orientations
Communication In Grenada
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd TERM
– Primarily Information
flows to the student from
previous term students
– Footsteps Program
– Orientation Program
– Student Government
announcements
– Dean of Students
– Bay Shore
– Rumors
• 4th TERM
– Primarily Information flows to the
student from previous term
students (these students are
usually visiting from St Vincent
– Student Government Sponsors
Class Reps to come from St.
Vincent’s to give a presentation to
future 5th term class. Question
and answer session.
– Bay Shore
– Rumors
Communication-Student’s View
– Communication In St. Vincent’s
5th and 6th term
– Information about academics flows from Orientation and Dean of
Students
– Student Government Announcements
– Office of DES has a list of upper classmen and email lists of the
previous classes clinical placements. 5th and 6th term students can
email clinical students and get information on clinical placement and
hospitals. The office is consistent and available. It is critical that the
clinical list + email of students new placements be up dated or
information can be disrupted. Correspondence varies
– Ideally reps from one or two hospitals should come down and give a
presentation on the clinical years (this is what would be needed most) +
a question and answer session
– CHANGES:This has been done: John Madden, MD, OCG, brings
Clinical Student(s) to St. Vincent
Communication - Student’s View
– 7th Term and on “The Clinical Years”
– Before leaving St. Vincent class reps made a
master contact list which includes email &
phone numbers.
The class is divided by alphabet and each
representative was assigned 15-20 students.
– The class reps are directly responsible for
disseminating information that is sent to us by
either John Madden (Clinical Dean) or anyone
else.
Communication Diagram
Communication During Clinical Years
John Madden
Clinical Dean of Students
Student Representatives
Recieve and filter information
Distribute to their classmates
Passing infromation to other Clinical Studnets
Communication between Hospital groups
Answering
Questions from
6th term in St.
Vincents
SGUSOM Mentor Program
Review of Programs by F. McGill
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STUDENT CALLERS ( RECRUITERS)
Prior to enrollment as a medical student, the potential student has
telephone communication with clinical students who provide
information re: SGUSOM and answer the candidate’s questions.
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ADMISSIONS INTERVIEWS are conducted by SGUOM
Graduates, so that the prospective candidate can ask questions
and interact with someone who has experienced life as a St.
George’s student.
OPEN HOUSES for incoming students are attended by current
SGUSOM students and graduates who interact with the new
students
SGUSOM Mentor Program
Review of Programs by F McGill
FOOTSTEPS PROGRAM created by students
Sandra Wilson Wainwright and Madhui Patmana
in 1997.
Incoming students are paired with student
volunteers who come from similar geographic
areas and meet at Orientation This program is
coordinated by Carolyn Garbarino, Bayshore,
Student Footsteps Leaders, Sara Story, and
Steve Pesanti, and Associate Dean Colin Dowe,
Grenada.
CHANGES: Selection of upper classmen ;
Continuation of meeting during semester.
SGUSOM Mentor Program
• ‘Welcome to Grenada’ ,A Student’s Guide
for Students, First Edition 2006 by
Christopher Kinsella and Jessica Kramer;
Artwork by Ilea Khan
• On SGU Website
SGUSOM Mentor Program
Review of Programs by F McGill
The STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION (SGA) provides a
forum for formal communication between students in the same
semester, as well as between semesters. Fifth semester students
visit the fourth semester students on Grenada to discuss life in St.
Vincent.
CHANGES :Clinical SGA representative visits the Kingstown
Medical College students each semester with Dr. Madden to discuss
the Clinical Year
Hospital representatives delegated from SGA to communicate with
peers and younger students.
SGA welcomes new students to clinical sites
SGA ( Bonnie Dellinger and colleagues ) posted Clinical information
on Angel web site for all to access ; this needs to be moved to the
new Mentor site .
SGUSOM Mentor Program
Review of Programs by F McGill
PEER COUNSELING which is strictly confidential
and arranged through the Department of
Educational Services is another student
mentoring student program which is utilized by
the students.
RESIDENT ASSISTANTS meet incoming students
at airport; provide peer mentoring to the
students in their dormitories. The RA s are not
trained as peer counselors however they are
immediately available and offer support and
guidance to younger students.
SGUSOM Mentor Program
Review of Programs by F McGill
• Honor Society, Iota Epsilon Alpha (IOA)
mentor first semester students by “mock “
Biochemisrty and Embryology Exams
At KMC, IOA tutors colleagues who wish
additional academic support
SGUSOM Students and Alumni
Review of Programs by F McGill
VOLUNTEER ALUMNI DIRECTORY, and ALUMNI
MEDICINE WEBSITE: students communicate with
SGUSOM Graduates via the Bay Shore office. The
Alumni Association is revising its website for
communication with students.
ALUMNI participate in Open houses, College Health
Career Fairs , and through the web site. This is
coordinated by Betsy Mills, Bay Shore.
ANNUAL RESIDENCY FAIR conducted by the Office of
Career Guidance is attended by third year student. Many
graduates attend and this provides another forum for
student-graduate interaction.
SGUSOM Mentor Program
Review of Programs by F McGill
• The SHADOW PROGRAM in which Basic
Science Students “ shadow” SGUSOM
Graduates
• This program will be revised and
coordinated by the Alumni Association
• The Alumni Association will also plan to
“pair” students with graduates starting in
the Freshman year.
SGUSOM Mentor Program
• The New York State Report on St.
George’s University School of Medicine
July 2002 ,recommended that we
design and establish a program for
upperclassmen in their clinical years to
mentor or at least interact with
students in their basic science years
SGUSOM Mentor Program
Need to Link
Basic Science Students : Grenada
St. Vincent
Northumbria, UK
? Future
Clinical Students: U.S.
U.K.
Elective clinical sites
SGUSOM Mentor Program
New Interactive Web Site
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New SGUSOM MENTOR MESSAGE BOARD
Within SGU Members Center , so protected site
Subset of COMMUNICATE ( SGU Talk )
Interactive between Clinical and Basic Science Students
Augments current programs
International in potential
Appreciation to Linda Marfoglio and Joe Kenny, SGU, IT
SGUSOM MENTOR MESSAGE
BOARD
New Interactive Web Site
• Initially had CELLS:
– SGU Pre-Med to Medicine
– Grenada to St. Vincent
– St. Vincent to Clinical Year
– Fourth Year to Clinical
– Residents to Alumni
SGUSOM MENTOR MESSAGE
BOARD
• Problems:
• Within SGU Talk, less visible and not
utilized
• Little interest from Clinical Students
• Few Questions to new graduates
• Not opening fields easily
• No UK involvement yet pending resolution
of above
SGUSOM MENTOR MESSAGE
BOARD
• Solutions / Works in Progress
• Letter to all Clinical Students requesting
volunteer mentors
• SGA Grenada and St Vincent are
interested and have assigned student
communication representatives
• Have requested separate location under
Communicate
• and ease of access
Communication from Tony
Schmidt ,Director, IT
• The categories you developed were a good
start, but were much to voluminous.
• I realized recently that SGU Talk is really a
mentoring system in its own right. That's why I
joined the two together. If we continued to have
two discussion forums, it would just confuse
everyone.
SGUSOM MENTOR MESSAGE
BOARD
Updated Feb 2007
SGUSOM MENTOR MESSAGE
BOARD
Communication from Tony
Schmidt
Director, IT
• The better way to handle this is to have students
create their own threads instead. As they are
posted we can make some "sticky" so that they
always stay on the top of a category.
• That's why I have asked you to have your
student volunteers "seed" some threads with
common questions in the current set of
categories.
SGUSOM MENTOR MESSAGE
BOARD
SGUSOM MENTOR MESSAGE
BOARD
• Had been Linked to list of recent (2006 )
Graduates who have agreed to be
Mentors (top bar)
• Editors will monitor
• Have requested that Tony Schmidt return
this to new Mentor Site
Communication from Tony
Schmidt Director, IT
• The new SGU Talk / Mentor discussion
database should meet the NYS
requirement in that, it encourages
interactivity between med school basic
science and clinical students
SGUSOM MENTOR
• Grenada and KMC Students are happy
with new interactive site
• Need to involve Clinical and UK Students
• Review International Medical Fraternity
Phi Delta Epsilon (phi DE) to support
camaraderie and mentoring among
medical students
SGUSOM MENTOR
• Need to involve UK Clinical and basic
science students
• Will request collaboration from Sue
Huntington, and Fiona (UNN)