Background Mentoring's pivotal role in nurturing professional identity formation (PIF) owes
much to its combined use with supervision, coaching, tutoring, instruction, and teaching …

Background Losing a child tragically impacts the well-being and functioning of parents. With
these effects extending beyond emotional, physical morbidity and compromising self …

Background Characterised by feelings of helplessness in the face of clinical, organization
and societal demands, medical students are especially prone to moral distress (MD) …

Background Poor communication skills can potentially compromise patient care. However,
as communication skills training (CST) programs are not seen as a priority to many clinical …

Background Concepts of moral distress (MD) among physicians have evolved and extend
beyond the notion of psychological distress caused by being in a situation in which one is …

Introduction The redeployment of mentors and restrictions on in-person face-to-face
mentoring meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic has compromised mentoring efforts in …

Background Introduction to a multi-professional team who are working and caring for the
dying, and facing complex moral and ethical dilemmas during Oncology and Palliative …

Background Role modelling's pivotal part in the nurturing of a physician's professional
identity remains poorly understood. To overcome these gaps, this review posits that as part …

Background A socioculturally appropriate appreciation of dignity is pivotal to the effective
provision of care for dying patients. Yet concepts of dignity remain poorly defined. To …

Background Mentoring relationships play a critical but poorly understood role in mentoring's
overall success. To overcome these knowledge gaps, a study of mentee experiences in the …