Table 3 Solutions at the mentee, mentor, mentoring relationship and host organisation level
From: A systematic scoping review of ethical issues in mentoring in medical schools
| Solutions to Ethical Concerns at the Level of | Elaboration | References |
|---|---|---|
| Mentee and Mentor | • Provision of Appropriate Training | [45, 46, 50, 61,62,63] |
| • Provision of Protected Time | [44, 61,62,63] | |
| • Recognition of Mentors | [33, 39, 50, 62] | |
| • Provision of Financial Support | [33, 50, 62] | |
| • Facilitation of Group Mentoring with Near-Peer and Senior Peer Mentors to Better Fulfil Mentee’s Needs | [48, 54, 62, 64,65,66] | |
| • Alignment of Expectations to Better Meet Respective Responsibilities | [45, 50, 55, 61] | |
| • Setting of a Clear Code of Conduct for Mentees and Mentors to Better Meet Respective Responsibilities | [50, 55] | |
| Mentoring Relationship | • Provision of Appropriate Training | [38, 48,49,50, 62, 67] |
| • Clear Guidelines and Codes of Conduct to Ensure Clear Boundaries and Alignment of Expectations | [49, 50, 56, 62, 67] | |
| • Improved Assessment of Mentoring Relationships | [33, 60, 62, 67,68,69] | |
| Host Organisation | • Facilitation of Mentee-Mentor Matching Process | [40, 50, 58, 61, 62] |
| • Incorporation of Mentoring into Curricula | [40, 44] | |
| • Provision of Administrative and Financial Support | [60,61,62] | |
| • Oversight to Identify Breaches in Codes of Conduct | [50, 61] |