Characteristics of the mentor in surgery and its contribution in the education of the future: Características del mentor en cirugía y su contribución en la educación del futuro

• Autores: Córdova-Aguilar, Alberto, Cedillo Ramírez, Lucy Perla Gulliana
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Ricardo Palma
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Ricardo Palma
• Lenguaje: español; inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:oai.revistas.urp.edu.pe:article/3541
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/RFMH/article/view/3541
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: mentor; docente médico; residencia; cirujanos; educación; medical teacher; residency; surgeons; education

Mentoring in surgery is the art of guiding a future surgeon toward specific academic and professional goals that are likely to determine career success. This mentoring requires a solid mentor-resident relationship and a mentor with certain characteristics such as: research productivity, understanding of pedagogy and the application of educational technology. The mentor in surgery is in charge of properly channeling the resident's various clinical-surgical experiences to achieve meaningful learning; likewise, experience and motivation are the main characteristics of a good mentor. The availability of the mentor is essential to foster a solid mentor-resident relationship, in order to achieve the academic and professional success of the future specialist; using not only theoretical-practical methods, but also the use of educational technology that will allow the maximum development of the mentee