The Benefits of Near Peer Mentoring

Making the jump from medical school into your early years as a doctor can seem pretty daunting, and there's so many things to learn along the way. Learning from classmates and colleagues a year or two ahead of your journey can be a brilliant way to prepare for this next step, and in this episode Dr Katie Blunt talks about her experience with a near-peer program supported by Monash Rural Health and the North West Regional Training Hub. You can find a range of resources to help build a specialist pathway in the regions by heading to https://regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/ The mentioned article by Mabvuure et al, containing 12 tips for junior doctor-led mentoring for medical students is linked here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/0142159X.2013.778394 For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/