TY - JOUR T1 - Getting to know internal medicine mentors: New training requirements JO - Revista Clínica Española (English Edition) T2 - AU - Moreno Díaz,J. AU - Aranda Sánchez,M. AU - González Munera,A. AU - Demelo Rodríguez,P. AU - Martín Iglesias,D. AU - Macía Rodíguez,C. AU - Muñoz Muñoz,C. AU - Ortiz Llauradó,G. AU - Lorenzo López Reboiro,M. AU - Salgado Ordóñez,F. SN - 22548874 M3 - 10.1016/j.rceng.2018.06.007 DO - 10.1016/j.rceng.2018.06.007 UR - https://revclinesp.es/en-getting-know-internal-medicine-mentors-articulo-S2254887419300177 AB - Introduction and objectivesMentors are responsible for planning the residents’ learning. The aim of this study was to determine the situation of internal medicine mentors in Spain and detect areas of improvement that can facilitate their work. Material and methodsOnline surveys were sent to internal medicine mentors from May to July 2017, the results of which were subsequently analyzed. ResultsA total of 110 mentors from 13 autonomous communities and from hospitals of all levels with courses in internal medicine responded to the survey. Of these mentors, 63 were men (57.3%), and the mean age was 48 years. The mean experience as mentors was 8.5 years. Some 88.2% of the cases had a ratio of 5 residents to 1 mentor; 46% of the mentors believed this ratio should be decreased to optimize their work.A third of the mentors were chosen by the heads of the department, and 30% had not previously taken courses on training.The mentor-resident interview was used by most mentors (96.4%) as a communication tool.A quarter of the rotations were not planned by the mentors, and only half had contact with the centers where the residents performed the external rotations.Sixty-one percent of the mentors were of the opinion that resident assessments were not conducted properly, with very little use of the new assessment tools. ConclusionsReducing the mentor-resident ratio and adding training in assessment techniques and learning development could improve the quality of the mentoring. ER -