IJME - Attitudes of medical students towards communication skills and patient-centered care: the impact of group mentorship

Table 4. NC-students’ assessment of how the mentorship groups prepared them for clinical practice

Survey question	Activities	Median Likertscore (IQR)*
To what extent do you think that the mentorship groups have prepared you for clinical practice?		4 (1)
To what extent do you think that PROFCOM has prepared you for clinical practice?		4 (1)
To what extent do you think that each of these activities in the mentorship groups has prepared you for clinical practice?	Feedback on video with a patient in general practice	3 (1)
	Feedback on video with a patient in an outpatient clinic or bed ward	3 (1)
	Feedback on video with a patient at the health center	3 (1)
	Feedback on video of role play with a peer student	2 (1)
	“Consultation” with a simulated patient in the groups	3 (1.25)
	Reflection notes after shadowing a physician during a night shift in the hospital, followed by discussion in groups	2 (1)
	Reflection notes on ethical challenges, followed by discussion in groups	3 (2)
	Discussions on YouTube videos in groups	3 (1.75)
	Individual talk with one of the mentors	3 (2)

*Likert scale ranged from 1 – to a very small extent to 5 – to a very large extent

**IQR = Interquartile range, Q3-Q1

Int J Med Educ. 2025; 16:52-61; doi: 10.5116/ijme.679e.091b