Focus group questions to mentees:  • What is mentoring to you?   ◦ How would you define mentoring?   ◦ What elements constitute mentoring?  • Tell me about your mentorship relationships. How do you feel about the meetings you have?   ◦ How did you get your mentor?   ◦ How often do you meet?  • Mentoring relationships are supposed to be/expected to be reciprocal. How do you feel this has been met in your relationship?   ◦ Did you have a mentor at undergraduate and how is it different from your current relationship as a post-graduate student?  • Think about the last meeting with your mentor, what did you like or not like about your meeting?   ◦ How did you feel at the end of the meeting?  • In your view, what would consider as an ideal mentorship relationship?   ◦ What to expect? What would you like to see or be done?  • Is there something about the current mentorship programme that should be upheld, enhanced, maintained?  • What would you like to see change about your mentorship relationship?   ◦ and mentorship at the college?  • Do you have anything you would like to share concerning mentorship at the college that we have not discussed or talked about? |
Key informant interview questions to mentors:  • What is mentoring to you?   ◦ How would you define mentoring?   ◦ What elements constitute mentoring?  • Tell me about your mentorship programme or initiatives in the department?   ◦ Who is involved? How are they involved?  • How is the mentoring programme being conducted?   ◦ Who assigns the mentors   ◦ How many mentees per mentor)  • Specifically, is there faculty mentorship in the department and how is it being conducted?  • Are you involved in mentoring or are you being mentored?   ◦ What is your personal experience?  • In your view, what would you consider as an ideal mentorship relationship?   ◦ What to expect? What would you like to see or be done?   ◦ Is it any different from how you were mentored or are being mentored?  • Did you have a mentor as a faculty and how is it different mentoring junior faculty?   ◦ Tell me what you found different  • Think about the last meeting with your mentor, what did you like or not like about your meeting?   ◦ How did you feel at the end of the meeting?  • What would you like to see change about mentorship at the department?   ◦ and mentorship at the college?  • Do you have anything you would like to share concerning mentorship at the college that we have not discussed or talked about? |