Table 3.

Perspectives of mentors (faculty members) at Makerere University College of Health Sciences about the status of mentorship

Theme	Responses
Status of mentorship	Low critical mass of mentors
	Limited mentorship skills
Challenges facing mentorship practices	Academic mentorship program at the college
	Initiation of mentor-mentee relationships
	Limited awareness of roles of mentors/mentees
	Lack of logistics for mentorship program
	Limited interest by mentees in pursuing academic careers
How mentorship can be improved	Establishment of an academic mentorship program at the college
	Improvement of mentoring skills
	Motivation of mentors by institutional recognition
	Resource mobilization to support mentoring activities