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17. Grazer Konferenz – Qualität der Lehre 2013: Teaching Medical Skills

4. - 6. April 2013, Wien, Österreich

An individual approach of teaching: mentoring and training for tutors at the medical university of Graz

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  • corresponding author presenting/speaker Michael Trapp - Medical University of Graz, Research Unit of Behavioural Medicine, Health Psychology and Empirical Psychosomatics, Graz, Austria
  • author Eva-Maria Trapp - Medical University of Graz, Research Unit of Behavioural Medicine, Health Psychology and Empirical Psychosomatics, Graz, Austria
  • author Josef Wilhelm Egger - Medical University of Graz, Research Unit of Behavioural Medicine, Health Psychology and Empirical Psychosomatics, Graz, Austria

17. Grazer Konferenz – Qualität der Lehre 2013: Teaching medical skills. Wien, Österreich, 04.-06.04.2013. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2013. DocP20

doi: 10.3205/13grako34, urn:nbn:de:0183-13grako341

Published: November 29, 2013

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The Medical University of Graz (MUG) supports its students with multidimensional projects in order to focus on personality development: the mentoring program [http://www.meduni-graz.at/16737], ], a widely used tool in medical education represents an important part that aims to enable ongoing physicians to learn about the professional environment they are becoming a part of. During the first two years of studies “junior mentors” provide a peer to peer support for their colleagues. These tutors (junior mentors) are trained in special courses that aim to focus on social demands (stressful life events, interprofessional conflicts, etc.) that are requested in their future work routine [1], [2]. After their participation in the course “psychosocial crisis intervention and stress-coping” - provided by the Teaching Unit “Communication / Supervision / Reflection (CSR)” the tutors are supported in their work by 5 professional medical psychologists and psychotherapists. These supporting systems are combined with the MUG-helpline “students help students” that aims to enhance the students’ individual stress coping strategies in case of problems [3]. Thus the MUG focuses on multidimensional skills training in order to foster “self-reflection” and individual personality development.


References

1.
Egger JW, Reibnegger G. Das Mentoring-Programm der Medizinischen Universität Graz. Psychol Med. 2011;22(1):49-54.
2.
Trapp M, Egger JW. Lernerfolgoptimierung durch intermittierende Wissensüberprüfungen in der Dermatologie. 15. Grazer Konferenz - Qualität der Lehre: Teaching and Learning - expanding our resources. Wien, Österreich, 28.-30.04.2011. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2012. Doc11grako48. DOI: 10.3205/11grako48 External link
3.
Egger JW, Trapp M, Egger-Zeidner E. Students help students - peer to peer helpline & mentoring at the medical university of Graz. Ioannina, Greece: EAIE - FEDORA Summer University; 2011.