Mentoring

Question 1

What does it mean to be a mentor?

Answer 1

-bridge the role between theoretical and practical application of effective patient care
-support and personalized guidance and feedback
-role model

Question 2

According to Dr. Gandy, what are the 6 functions of the mentor role?

Answer 2

-Teacher: enhances skills
-Sponsor: use influence for mentee advancement
-Host: guide to new social world
-Guide: helps understand characteristics
-Exemplar: individuals the mentee can model after
-Counselor: give guidance and support during stressful times

Question 3

What is the difference between a residency and a fellowship?

Answer 3

A residency program is a post-professional planned learning experience in a focused area of clinical practice with didactic and clinical experience.
-A residency can be completed as a new grad after becoming licensed in the state where the residency is located.
A fellowship program is more advanced
-cannot be completed as a new grad, it requires either the completion of a residency program in a related specialty area or a board-certified specialist in the related area of specialty.

Question 4

Explain the difference between novice and expert clinician reflection and thinking.

Answer 4

Both the novice and expert clinicians used reflection to understand their thoughts and actions, and this helps them with clinical decision making. The expert clinicians also pull from their prior experiences when making clinical decisions, analyze the effectiveness of the treatment, and make adjustments right away. Whereas the novice are just beginning to build their experience and cannot always analyze and adjust in the moment, often needing to reflect after treatment is over.

Question 5

What is reflection in action? (RIA)

Answer 5

Analyzing the effectiveness of one’s own cues, handling as well as patient performance and behaviors; decisions are made and interventions may be modified.

Question 6

What is reflection on specific action (ROSA)?

Answer 6

Thinking about clinician-patient interaction and performance once the treatment session is over. Affirm plan of care or modify it based on the assessment made.

Question 7

What is reflection on professional experience (ROPA)?

Answer 7

Thinking about prior experiences that lead to ways of thinking about clinical decision making and professional practice that is broader than one-on-one practice.

Question 8

What are the skills needed for reflection?

Answer 8

-self-awareness: the ability to assess how the situation has affected the person and how the person has affected the situation.
-description: the ability to recognize and recall salient events
-critical analysis: the ability to examine, identify, challenge assumptions, and imagine and explore alternatives
-synthesis: the ability to integrate new knowledge with existing knowledge to solve problems and make predictions
-evaluation: the ability to make judgements about the value of something

Question 9

What are the characteristics of an effective leader?

Answer 9

1. they are present- take time to engage in convos and get to know their employees
2. they are mentors to others- they show them how to do things
3. they see what others don’t see- look to the future and stay on top of things
4. they don’t stop learning
5. they make loyalty a high priority
6. they step into the “breech” when needed- go out of their way to help people
7. they explain things in detail
8. they are good listeners
9. they are humble and have integrity
10. they are great human beings

Question 10

Define integration

Answer 10

the student’s ability to apply info from all other courses with info about the task, individual, and environment

Question 11

Define critical thinking

Answer 11

skills needed to achieve integration as the student’s ability to generate, test, and revise hypotheses as they move through the PCM model