Role of Mentorship In The Development of Emergency Medicine Resident
Emergency Medicine, a diverse field of medicine, where it is always a
mystery as to what the EM physicians will receive in their shift, what challenges will they face and what they can do in their full potential to help bring a better outcome of the patient.
From dealing with life threatening emergencies, to trauma, cardiac arrests , gynecological and paediatrics emergencies, a foot hit a nail, a fractured arm to simple cold, and opd referrals ,an EM physician always has to be ready and vigilant to deal with all kinds of emergencies every minute of the shift they are in and be on their toes ready to receive all kinds of incomings.
From managing life threatening emergencies to fighting for their patient’s lives, dealing with violent situations, to convincing families for the best possible decision for their patients, taking specialties on board for the disposition and making difficult referrals, Emergency Medicine requires a skilled, calm and focused EM physicians.
An EM physician always has to be ready for being interrupted while dealing with a life saving emergency by getting calls from labs for being informed about a patient’s raised troponin levels indicating a heart attack, to having a trauma call, code blue and stroke code from resuscitation, to being asked to deal with a patient who has been waiting and now wants to get LAMA, all at the same time.
It is a job where a resident has to be receptive to any chalenge that comes their way, requiring a proper directed guidance from an ideal expert.
A mentor, will benefit them in their personal and professional growth and help empower their confidence to be the best they can be.
Mentorship in Medicine is considered as the elementary part of career, resident’s satisfaction, success and effectiveness of their productive capacity.
And so, any one opting for any field in medicine including Emergency Medicine needs a mentor who can provide them with a clear understanding of what they are capable of, acuity and oversee them, help them become a better skilled professional, more productive, proactive and discernment that bring out the best possible outcome for the patient in stressful situations.
Mentoring aidsa resident to have a clear insight about their needs and help develop their social and communicating skills, both of which are of fundamental importance in the field of emergency medicine.
A basic part of EM resident in their development of professional skills is the feedback. The relationship between a mentor and mentee plays an important role in determining the outcome of the resident in having achieved the desired goals. They should have a better rapport, with the mentor having a good listening ability and provide the resident with the constructive feedback that is needed. This will help increase their clarity of what needs to be done, bring improvement where necessary, learn skills and provide with the most resourceful information on the floor.
A mentor will help residents bring out the best in them, with a better sense of achievement, develop an augmented sense of interest in the working field, affecting the patient’s outcome in a positive way, boost resident’s satisfaction and quality of working and help achieve their goal of becoming a better EM Physician.