Course-specific performance and mentor characteristics in an undergraduate tutorial system in medical education - Takeaways - MDSpire

Influence of Mentor Traits on Academic Outcomes in an Undergraduate Medical Tutorial Program

  • By

  • Jinting Wu

  • Shengchan Wang

  • Yanyan Deng

  • Ni You

  • Shuchun Zhang

  • Liangjuan Yu

  • Yuting Xiong

  • Lijuan Wu

  • Hongxiang Zhang

  • Dasheng Lu

  • July 20, 2026

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    The study examined the impact of mentor characteristics on theoretical examination outcomes in a structured undergraduate tutorial system.

  • 2

    UTS students achieved higher mean theoretical scores compared to non-UTS students, with scores of 71.1 vs. 64.5.

  • 3

    A senior mentor title was associated with higher odds of passing the Internal Medicine examination (adjusted OR = 2.89, p = 0.04).

  • 4

    Younger mentor age correlated with high achievement in Internal Medicine, with an odds ratio of 0.92 per year (p = 0.03).

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    Course-specific differences in student performance were noted, indicating that mentorship's impact on learning is context-dependent.

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Course-specific performance and mentor characteristics in an undergraduate tutorial system in medical education

  • by Jinting Wu, Shengchan Wang, Yanyan Deng, Ni You, Shuchun Zhang, Liangjuan Yu, Yuting Xiong, Lijuan Wu, Hongxiang Zhang, Dasheng Lu

  • July 20, 2026

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