ROLE OF SUPERVISORS AS MENTOR IN THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF POST GRADUATE DOCTORS IN A PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITAL OF KARACHI

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the role of supervisors as mentor in the academic performance of post graduate doctors in a public sector hospital of Karachi. Study Design: Post positivist quantitative quasi experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: PNS Shifa Hospital Karachi, from Aug 2017 t...

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Published in:Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal 2019-08, Vol.69 (4), p.753-757
Main Authors: Din, Hafeez Ud, Usmani, Ambreen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Consultants (Persons)
counselor
Data analysis
Dermatology
Education
Hospitals
Identity formation
Medicine
mentor
Mentoring
Mentors
Public sector
Socialization
Students
Success
Supervisors
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the role of supervisors as mentor in the academic performance of post graduate doctors in a public sector hospital of Karachi. Study Design: Post positivist quantitative quasi experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: PNS Shifa Hospital Karachi, from Aug 2017 to Jan 2018. Material and Methods: In this study pre-test scores of mentees and non mentored trainees (control group) were compared with the post-test scores. A total of 91 post graduate trainees and their supervisors was enrolled in this study. The trainees were randomly assigned to 2 group labeled as A and B. Group A was given mentoring sessions on fortnightly basis for three months. Group B was not given any mentoring during the initial 3 months. For data analysis the statistical software SPSS version 20.0 was used. Results: A total of 91 post graduate trainees participated in this study. There were 21 male participants and 70 female participants with male to female ratio of 1:3.3. The ages of the trainees ranged from 26 to 43 years. While comparing the pre-test and post-test scores between groups A and B, it was seen that both the post-test scores, at 3 months and at 6 months, were significantly different among both groups (p
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842