The Munich-Evaluation-of-Mentoring-Questionnaire (MEMeQ) – a novel instrument for evaluating protégés’ satisfaction with mentoring relationships in medical education

• DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0469-0
• Publication Date: 2015-11-09T07:10:25Z
• Authors: Matthias Schäfer; Tanja Pander; Severin Pinilla; Martin R. Fischer; Philip von der Borch; Konstantinos Dimi...
• Keywords: Protégé; Mentorship

Despite the widespread recognition of importance mentoring in medical education, valid and reliable instruments for evaluating relationship mentors protégés are lacking. The aim this study was to develop a feasible instrument measure satisfaction with relationships. Based on two existing questionnaires, authors developed an evaluate weighted relationships, emphasizing protégés' individual expectations needs. Protégés first define areas interest their relationship, then assign relative levels personal them finally rate level mentors' support each area interest. In order psychometric properties as well acceptance feasibility investigators conducted multi-method-study. 134 were included study. neither perceived distressing nor time-consuming. scores questionnaire correlated closely overall regarding relationships (OSM, Rho: 0.66, p <.001 0.53, < .001). propose MEMeQ reliable, flexible measuring education. Further research is needed generalizability across other institutions programs add its validity.