Formalised mentorship within oncoplastic breast surgery training - Is it indicated? A systematic review

Introduction: Oncoplastic breast surgery places unique psychosocial and multi-disciplinary demands upon its trainees. As such, a healthy balance of personal and professional spheres are necessary to cultivate resiliency, emotional intelligence and self-awareness. Whilst the UK is a global leader in oncoplastic breast surgery training, no current trainee self-development scheme exists beyond the clinical/ educational supervisor. With the introduction of the revised breast surgery curriculum in August 2021, we assess whether a formalised mentorship programme would benefit oncoplastic breast surgery training.

Citation

Hunter-Smith, A., Humphreys, A., Pearce, B., Dash, I., Shah, R., & Chagla, L. (2022). Formalised mentorship within oncoplastic breast surgery training-Is it indicated? A systematic review. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 48(5), e236.

DOI

10.1016/j.ejso.2022.03.196

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14709/689