MCP Structure
Overview
Experienced medical educators with strong clinical and humanistic skills, Mentor Clinicians (MCs), are paired with medical students longitudinally during the 3rd year clerkship to provide mentoring/coaching, customized to each student’s goals/stage of development. MCs act as third-party observers to directly observe medical students’ clinical skills, deductive reasoning, and interpersonal communication and provide high-quality, formative and individualized feedback/coaching. MCs establish a safe learning environment to serve as mentors to nurture the development of the next generation of clinically astute and self-aware physicians.
Core Elements of the MCP
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| Experienced medical educators with strong clinical and humanistic skills are provided protected time to serve as Mentor Clinicians (MCs). MCs are paired with medical students to provide longitudinal mentoring/coaching during the third-year clerkship. | MCs act as third-party observers in a teaching-only role to directly observe medical students' clinical skills, deductive reasoning, and interpersonal communication. | MCs provide high-quality, formative (non-evaluative) feedback/coaching on both the science and art of medicine, customized to each student's goals/stage of development. | MCs establish a safe learning environment to serve as mentors to nurture the development of the next generation of clinically astute and self-aware physicians. |
MCP Components
- Individualized Mentorship MCP Sessions
- Introductory meeting
- Direct observation of medical students (≥ weekly)
- Unique 3rd-party observer role
- Individualized Feedback/Mentorship (≥ weekly)
- Formative: MCs do not evaluate the students
- Final session: individual meeting
- Small Group MCP Sessions
- Focus on clinical reasoning skills
MCP Individualized Mentorship
MCP Small Group Teaching Sessions
Clinical Reasoning Rounds
- Group of IP MS3s
- Facilitated by MC
- Interesting Learning Cases
- Mini-Morning Report Style
