A STEPS TOWARDS MAINTAINING PSYCHOLOGICAL and wellbeing of MEDICAL STUDENTS-MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

INTRODUCTION: Emotional wellness (EW) is one of the spokes of the wellness wheel which is preordained to have an optimistic approach, high self-esteem, with the ability to identify and share a wide range of feelings among each other in an affirmative manner. Mentor” is a trustworthy guide or a counselor who has enormous contributions in shaping up his/her mentees’ personality. Medical colleges induct students from diverse ethical and educational backgrounds who are now exposed to a new, stressful, demanding and voluminous curriculum. Mentoring program are thus designed for providing support and encouragement to the mentees right from the start of their medical career. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of Mentorship program with respect to emotional wellness of medical students a three Year Experience at Northwest School of Medicine. METHODOLOGY: The was Descriptive cross-sectional survey which was carried out from February 2018 to July 2018 comprising 3rd and 4th year medical students at NWSM. Responses on aspects of emotional wellness was taken on a 4-point Likert scale; never, sometimes, mostly and always. Predictive Analysis using SPSS Software version 18 was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Out of the 100 questionnaires distributed to each class. Overall, 87%(87.3%) responses were obtained. Among Gender Distribution 60(65%) were females whereas 25 (25%) were Males. The mean age of the overall study population was 20±2 years. The scores of emotional wellness were 21.36±4.54. The feeling of being cheerful and helpful was valued by 50 (50%) among students. CONCLUSION: The well-being of medical students was exposed to a number of challenges which add to stress, mental infirmity, depression and a number of psychological ailments. The result is a catastrophic decay in the competence, proficiency and potential of future healthcare providers. KEY WORDS: Mentoring, Mentors, Emotional wellness, Emotional intelligence