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MCP Structure

  1. Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion
  2. Centers
  3. Center for Mentorship in Medicine
  4. Mentor Clinician Program
  5. MCP Structure

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. 

MCP Components

  1. Individualized Mentorship MCP Sessions
    • Introductory meeting
    • Direct observation of medical students (≥ weekly) 
    • Unique 3rd-party observer role

  2. Individualized Feedback/Mentorship (≥ weekly) 
    • Formative: MCs do not evaluate the students  
    • Final session: individual meeting

  3. Small Group MCP Sessions
    • Focus on clinical reasoning skills

MCP Individualized Mentorship

mcp 3-step coaching process

MCP Small Group Teaching Sessions

Clinical Reasoning Rounds

  • Group of IP MS3s 
  • Facilitated by MC
  • Interesting Learning Cases 
  • Mini-Morning Report Style