Mentoria: vantagens e desafios da educação on-line durante a pandemia da covid-19.

Abstract

Introduction: Mentoring is an important teaching tool in undergraduate courses and in professional training, especially at a time when the world is experiencing the Covid-19 pandemic. This strategy enables dynamic and collective learning, while minimizing the social and emotional impacts generated by the pandemic, without compromising physical isolation. Experience report: The experience of UFMG students with mentoring in the face-to-face (held in 2019) and virtual (during the 2020 pandemic) format demonstrated that, although the virtual modality has negative aspects, these are outweighed by the advantages. The most advantageous aspect listed by all the mentors was the possibility of discussing topics that went beyond the learning of medicine, as a way of practical preparation for professional life. Discussion: Mentoring is a unique strategy of great importance in medical education. The mixed format, composed of virtual and face-to-face meetings, was considered the best model for its application. Conclusion: We believe that the present report will encourage other institutions to adopt disciplines in the form of mentoring, in addition to using the remote resource as a teaching strategy.