Importance of Mentors in Polishing the Professional Development and Decreasing the Burnout among Medical Students: Role of Mentors in Professional Development and Decreasing the Burnout

Sahar Mudassar; Mudassar Ali; Bilal Habib; Sundas Ahmad; Shoaib Ahmed; Mavra Imtiaz

doi:10.54393/pjhs.v5i07.1854

Authors

Sahar Mudassar Department of Pathology, Rashid Latif Medical College Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Mudassar Ali Department of Physiology, Rashid Latif Medical College Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Bilal Habib Department of Physiology, Rai Medical College Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
Sundas Ahmad Department of Medical Education, Rai Medical College Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
Shoaib Ahmed Department of Biochemistry, Rai Medical College Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
Mavra Imtiaz Department of Medical Education, Shahida Islam Medical College Lodhran, Lodhran, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v5i07.1854

Keywords:

Burnout, Medical Education, Professional Self-Identity Survey, Maslach Burnout Inventory Survey, Mentor Behavior Scale

Abstract

Burnout among medical students is a significant concern, affecting not only their academic performance but also their overall well-being and professional development. Objective: To determine the relationship between mentor behaviors and burnout among students of medicine and development of professional behavior in medical schools. Methods: This Cross-sectional study was held among 3^rd, 4^th and final year medical students (N=300) and convenient sampling technique was used. The questionnaire was completed voluntarily by the students via online surveys evaluating the Professional Self-Identity Survey and the Mentor Behavior Scale. Multivariate regression analyzes were conducted to examine the associations between mentor behaviors with student burnout and their influence on the development of professional attitude. Results: In this analysis, 23.3% of students of medicine experienced burnout. Several factors were found to be strongly related with medical students' burnout according to the multivariate analysis. Burnout was shown to be linked with participants who reported using medications (OR = 2.2, 95%CI: 1.2-3.95, p = 0.027). Burnout was also substantially correlated with medical students' poor GPAs (GPA< 3.00) (OR = 3.1, 95%CI: 1.4-6.7, p = 0.001). Furthermore, burnout in medical students was substantially correlated with low to moderate levels of competency support from mentors (OR = 1.98, 95%CI: 1.01-3.2, p = 0.014). Conclusions: The influence of mentors' behaviors on students of medicine is vital. Improving mentoring by denoting specific mentor behaviors can improve behavior of mentors.

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