This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Mentoring in medicine is not a new concept. However in recent years it has been sadly neglected and consigned to the wings of the medical education theatre. In this age of disparate clinical teams, disillusionment and shift working, the NHS needs to proactively nurture and develop junior doctors to support them on their career path. In this paper, we argue that effective mentoring is key to achieving this goal. : The researcher is a Core Medical Trainee (CMT) and set up a near-peer mentoring programme between Foundation Year (FY) doctors and CMTs. A focus group was conducted and inductive thematic analysis was used to analyse the resulting transcript. Thematic maps demonstrating the benefits and barriers to mentoring were produced. : Results demonstrated that mentoring was useful for mentees' personal development in terms of networking opportunities, pastoral support and the sharing of experiences. Positivity and camaraderie were key to an effective mentoring partnership, whilst rota clashes posed a significant barrier. Dangers identified included mentors adhering too tightly to a 'mentoring formula' and encouraging mentees to become 'carbon copies' of themselves. : This study has provided a valuable insight into the benefits of mentoring for junior doctors. Recommendations include promotion and active creation of formal mentoring programmes, and integration of formal mentoring training into the CMT curriculum.
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