TY - JOUR
T1 - A mentorship model for neurosurgical training
T2 - The Mayo Clinic experience
AU - Singh, Rohin
AU - De La Peña, Nicole M.
AU - Suarez-Meade, Paola
AU - Kerezoudis, Panagiotis
AU - Akinduro, Oluwaseun O.
AU - Chaichana, Kaisorn L.
AU - Quiñones-Hinojosa, Alfredo
AU - Bendok, Bernard R.
AU - Bydon, Mohamad
AU - Meyer, Fredric B.
AU - Spinner, Robert J.
AU - Daniels, David J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© AANS 2022, except where prohibited by US copyright law
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Neurosurgical education is a continually developing field with an aim of training competent and compassionate surgeons who can care for the needs of their patients. The Mayo Clinic utilizes a unique mentorship model for neurosurgical training. In this paper, the authors detail the historical roots as well as the logistical and experiential characteristics of this teaching model. This model was first established in the late 1890s by the Mayo brothers and then adopted by the Mayo Clinic Department of Neurological Surgery at its inception in 1919. It has since been implemented enterprise-wide at the Minnesota, Florida, and Arizona residency programs. The mentorship model is focused on honing resident skills through individualized attention and guidance from an attending physician. Each resident is closely mentored by a consultant during a 2-or 3-month rotation, which allows for exposure to more complex cases early in their training. In this model, residents take ownership of their patients’ care, following them longitudinally during their hospital course with guided oversight from their mentors. During the chief year, residents have their own clinic, operating room (OR) schedule, and OR team and service nurse. In this model, chief residents conduct themselves more in the manner of an attending physician than a trainee but continue to have oversight from staff to provide a “safety net.” The longitudinal care of patients provided by the residents under the mentorship model is not only beneficial for the trainee and the hospital, but also has a positive impact on patient satisfaction and safety. The Mayo Clinic Mentorship Model is one of many educational models that has demonstrated itself to be an excellent approach for resident education.
AB - Neurosurgical education is a continually developing field with an aim of training competent and compassionate surgeons who can care for the needs of their patients. The Mayo Clinic utilizes a unique mentorship model for neurosurgical training. In this paper, the authors detail the historical roots as well as the logistical and experiential characteristics of this teaching model. This model was first established in the late 1890s by the Mayo brothers and then adopted by the Mayo Clinic Department of Neurological Surgery at its inception in 1919. It has since been implemented enterprise-wide at the Minnesota, Florida, and Arizona residency programs. The mentorship model is focused on honing resident skills through individualized attention and guidance from an attending physician. Each resident is closely mentored by a consultant during a 2-or 3-month rotation, which allows for exposure to more complex cases early in their training. In this model, residents take ownership of their patients’ care, following them longitudinally during their hospital course with guided oversight from their mentors. During the chief year, residents have their own clinic, operating room (OR) schedule, and OR team and service nurse. In this model, chief residents conduct themselves more in the manner of an attending physician than a trainee but continue to have oversight from staff to provide a “safety net.” The longitudinal care of patients provided by the residents under the mentorship model is not only beneficial for the trainee and the hospital, but also has a positive impact on patient satisfaction and safety. The Mayo Clinic Mentorship Model is one of many educational models that has demonstrated itself to be an excellent approach for resident education.
KW - Education
KW - medical
KW - mentorship model
KW - neurosurgery
KW - residency
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U2 - 10.3171/2022.5.FOCUS22170
DO - 10.3171/2022.5.FOCUS22170
M3 - Article
C2 - 35916096
AN - SCOPUS:85135318801
SN - 1092-0684
VL - 53
JO - Neurosurgical focus
JF - Neurosurgical focus
IS - 2
M1 - e11
ER -