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Table 3 Perspectives of mentors (faculty members) at Makerere University College of Health Sciences about the status of mentorship

From: Mentorship needs at academic institutions in resource-limited settings: a survey at makerere university college of health sciences

Theme

Responses

Status of mentorship

Low critical mass of mentors

 

Limited mentorship skills

Challenges facing mentorship practices

Academic mentorship program at the college

 

Initiation of mentor-mentee relationships

 

Limited awareness of roles of mentors/mentees

 

Lack of logistics for mentorship program

 

Limited interest by mentees in pursuing academic careers

How mentorship can be improved

Establishment of an academic mentorship program at the college

 

Improvement of mentoring skills

 

Motivation of mentors by institutional recognition

 

Resource mobilization to support mentoring activities