The Big Sibling program: Impact of a medical student-resident mentorship program during the surgery clerkship

We created a Big Sibling mentorship program for medical students and studied the program effects. Between July 2019 to December 2020, students completing their surgery clerkship were paired with a Big Sibling surgical research resident. Participation in and perceptions of the program were assessed b...

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Published in:The American journal of surgery 2023-04, Vol.225 (4), p.650-655
Main Authors: Coe, Taylor M., McKinley, Sophia K., Hamdi, Isra, Sinyard, Robert D., Jogerst, Kristen M., Pradarelli, Alyssa A., Petrusa, Emil, Moses, Joy, Saillant, Noelle, Phitayakorn, Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Careers
Clinical Clerkship
COVID-19
General Surgery - education
Humans
Learning
Medical research
Medical residencies
Medical student
Medical students
Mentoring
Mentoring programs
Mentors
Mentorship
Resident as teacher
Role models
Siblings
Students
Students, Medical
Surgery
Surveys
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Summary:We created a Big Sibling mentorship program for medical students and studied the program effects. Between July 2019 to December 2020, students completing their surgery clerkship were paired with a Big Sibling surgical research resident. Participation in and perceptions of the program were assessed by survey. 81 medical students and 25 residents participated with a 79% and 95% survey response rate, respectively. The most valuable topics discussed included ward skills, personal development and career advising. Students who interacted >2 times with their Big Sibling were more likely to perceive the operating room as a positive learning environment, view attendings as role models, and receive mentoring and feedback from residents and attendings (p = 0.03, 0.02, 0.01 respectively). 78% of residents thought the program was a positive experience and no residents found it burdensome. The Big Siblings program enhances the surgery clerkship learning environment. Students who engaged with their Big Sibling had a more positive view of the clerkship and the mentorship provided by residents and attendings. [Display omitted] •The Big Sibling program provides important mentorship opportunities for students.•Students who engaged with their Big Sibling perceived the OR more positively.•Students valued the non-evaluative role of the Big Sibling.•Research residents did not find the program burdensome.
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.07.009