Table 2.

Interns’ descriptions of the kind of mentoring they received during their bench research training

Intern	Response regarding mentor/mentoring received
1	‘She was teaching us each test clearly and understandably, motivating with her knowledge’
2	‘She was very helpful with everything, gave us proper training and answered all of our questions’
3	‘He is a very good teacher and easily approachable, he had no issues with discussing everything more than once if we required, he was always checking to make sure we knew what we were doing and made sure we were doing it right’
4	‘He helped me organize my thoughts by listening to me and correcting whatever ideas or point I get wrong, he encourages me to work and to submit work on time’
5	‘He described our objectives first, then he explains to us how to do it, after that he gave us the opportunity to try it ourselves with his help’
6	‘My Mentor really paid attention to involve everyone in everything and helped us to improve in every technique’
7	‘He one of the best mentors and persons I have ever met, he is very enthusiastic about his or I should say ‘our’ project, he is always there to help us out, he is really friendly and is always willing to teach us extra stuff’
8	‘Supportive, helpful, and just a comfortable presence’
9	‘I was not afraid to ask questions and the mentoring was perfect’
10	‘Excellent! He always explains everything and re-explains if I don't understand something. A wonderful mentor’