Table 4 Mentors’ satisfaction, Mentoring Approach and Reward Items, distribution of Likert scale responses. Horizontal bars: Likert score 1; (strongly disagree) dark blue, 2; orange, 3; grey, 4; yellow, 5; (strongly agree) light blue

Mentors’ satisfaction: If you consider the totality of your experience of being a mentor, how do you like it?

4.55

Mentoring approach

As a mentor I:

- Answer questions and provide knowledge

3.90

♦ Share what it means to be a doctor

4.36

- Listen to students without offering advice

2.96

♦ Stimulate collaboration and relationships within the group

4.04

♦ Am a role model for the students

4.17

- Provide career counselling

3.48

♦ Take an interest in students’ personal development

4.15

♦ Share my experiences of doubt and uncertainty

4.29

♦ Share my attitudes and judgments concerning values and dilemmas in medicine

3.35

Rewards

* Being a mentor has helped me become better at what I do professionally

3.73

* I learn a lot from discussing with students

3.70

* The preparation offered to all mentors gives me new knowledge

3.20

* The relationships with the students are gratifying

4.16

* Mentoring makes me more proud of being a physician

3.66

* Mentoring allows me to explore what it means to be a “good doctor”

3.88

- Mentoring provides financial rewards

1.32