A systematic scoping review of mentoring support on professional identity formation
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Mentoring's success in nurturing professional identity formation (PIF) has been attributed to its ability to build personalised and enduring mentoring relationships. However, beyond functioning as communities of practice (CoPs) supporting socialisation processes, how mentoring integrates programme values and instils a shared identity amongst mentees remains unclear. The need for personalised guidance and timely attention to a mentee's unique needs in evolving mentoring relationships point to the critical role of support mechanisms ('mentoring support'). We conducted a systematic scoping review (SSR) studying "What is known about mentoring support's role in nurturing PIF?". METHODS: Adopting PRISMA-ScR guidelines, this SSR was guided by the Systematic Evidence-Based Approach (SEBA). Independent searches were carried out on publications featured between 1st January 2000 and 30th June 2023 in PubMed, Embase, ERIC and Scopus databases. The Split Approach saw concurrent, independent thematic and content analyses of the included articles. The Jigsaw Perspective combined complementary themes and categories, creating broader themes/categories. The subsequent Funnelling Process formed key domains that platformed the synthesis of the discussion. RESULTS: Two thousand three hundred forty-one abstracts were reviewed, 323 full-text articles were appraised and 151 articles were included and analysed. The key domains identified were (1) definitions and roles; (2) personalisation; (3) shepherding; and (4) PIF. CONCLUSION: The success of mentoring in PIF lies in its ability to blend role modelling, supervision, mentoring, coaching and teaching, with self-care, guided reflection, apprenticeship and assessment to meet the individual needs of the mentee and their changing circumstances. Blending the contents of the mentoring umbrella emphasises the critical role of the mentor and host organisation in supporting mentor training, communications, support and assessment mechanisms. Mentee engagement and its active role in support measures complement the CoP-like mentoring programme's use of blending mentoring support to advance the socialisation process. These insights reflect a complex interactive process scaffolding the development of mentoring relationships and PIF. The effect of the mentoring umbrella on clinical practice requires further study.
Source: BMC Medical Education
Authors: Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna, Hannah Yi Fang Kwok, Nila Ravindran, Xuan Yu Tan, Jasper Soh, Darius Wei Jun Wan, Varsha Rajalingam, Jun Kiat Lua, Elizabeth Yong Mei Leong, Tiat Yan Low, Aiden Wei-Jun Chan, Chong Jin Nicholas Lim, Yen Kit Ng, Arthena Anushka Thenpandiyan, Adele Yi Dawn Lim, Leia Ning Tse, Sriram PL, Sri Priyanka Rajanala, Jun Rey Leong, Elaine Li Ying Quah, Victoria Jia En Fam, Ranitha Govindasamy, Nur Amira Binte Abdul Hamid, Crystal Lim, Dorsett Shin Wei Sim, Eng Koon Ong, Stephen Mason, Nagavalli Somasundaram, Simon Yew Kuang Ong
Institutions: University of Liverpool, National University of Singapore, Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, Duke-NUS Medical School, National Cancer Centre Singapore, National University Health System, The Palliative Care Centre for Excellence in Research and Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore General Hospital, NHG Polyclinics
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,890
OpenAlex ID: W4404768953