Table 2.

Elements of an Idea and Actual Formal Mentoring Program for Residents

	Ideal (N= 227) % (n)	Actual (N= 111) % (n)
Individual mentoring (one-on-one mentor/mentee)	90 (204)	96 (107)
Group mentoring (one mentor/group of residents)	23 (52)	18 (20)
Peer mentoring (mentor being an upper-level resident)	35 (80)	19 (21)
Regularly scheduled meetings	54 (123)	31 (34)
Evaluation of mentoring program by mentors*	36 (81)	52 (56)
Evaluation of mentoring program by mentees*	30 (68)	28 (30)
A structured curriculum	14 (31)	11 (12)

^*In the “ideal” items, the wording was simply “evaluation by mentors” and “evaluation by mentees.” In the “actual” items, evaluation “of formal mentoring program” was specified.