Virtual medical research mentoring.

Publisher: Blackwell Pub Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101227511 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1743-498X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17434971 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Clin Teach Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Pub., c2004-

Mentoring* ; COVID-19* ; Biomedical Research*; Humans ; Pandemics ; Mentors

Background: Medical research is important for professional advancement, and mentoring is a key means by which students and early-career doctors can engage in research. Contrasting international research collaborations, research mentoring programmes are often geographically limited. As the COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased use of online technology for classes and conferences, a virtual, international approach to medical research mentoring may be valuable.
Approach: We hereby describe our experience at the Cardiovascular Analytics Group, a virtual international medical research mentoring group established in 2015. We make use of virtual platforms in multi-level mentoring with peer mentoring and emphasise active participation, early leadership, an open culture, accessible research support and a distributed research workflow.
Evaluation: With 63 active members from 14 different countries, the Group has been successful in training medical students and early-career medical graduates in academic medicine. Our members have led over 100 peer-reviewed publications of original research and reviews since 2015, winning 13 research prizes during this time.
Implications: Our accessible-distributed model of virtual international medical research collaboration and multi-level mentoring is viable and efficient and caters to the needs of contemporary healthcare. Others should consider building similar models to improve medical research mentoring globally.
(© 2023 The Authors. The Clinical Teacher published by Association for the Study of Medical Education and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

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