The mentoring program at the Medical School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais is a compulsory subject in the undergraduate medical course. The purpose of mentoring program is to offer psychosocial support and career information early in the medical student's academic journey, thereby fostering their well-being, personal and professional growth. The objective of this work is to explore medical students'perceptions regarding the mentoring programs and to identify the common difficulties among the various groups. Medical students were invited to answer a structured questionnaire on perception, satisfaction and difficulties related to the program with closed and open-ended questions, for third and sixth year students, with descriptive and quantitative analysis. The third year students accounted for 81% and sixth year 51% of the participants.. There was a degree of controversy regarding the perceived relevance of the activity, with the compulsory nature of the program and inadequate tutors frequently reported immediately after the end of the course. The need for a space to discuss themes not related to the purely technical side of medical training was also underlined. From a general perspective, the mentoring program is an important part of the curriculum, but there is an urgent need to improve the program, selection and training of the mentors.
Medical Education; Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Mentors; Mentorship; Medical Students
