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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]