Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2277-9531 9 6 2019 06 01 Postgraduate Research Mentorship Program: An approach to improve the quality of postgraduate research supervision and mentorship in Iranian students 1 6 28465 EN . Azadeh Kordestani Moghaddam . Ahmad Esmaillzadeh Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran . Leila Azadbakht Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2023 02 23 BACKGROUND: One of the important challenges at the Universities of Medical Sciences is the<br />mentorship of postgraduate students’ academic theses. Since 2015, the Research Mentorship<br />Program (RMP) has been implemented with the aim of improving research knowledge and skill,<br />thesis quality, and quantity and quality of papers of emerging from postgraduate students’ theses.<br />METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study with census sampling method (nonprobability<br />sampling), completed between 2015 and 2018. Twenty‑eight postgraduate students participated in<br />the program. Each trainee student is done during the research period through the supervisor and<br />another student in a higher level of education as mentor. Questionnaire with open‑ended questions<br />and checklist was used for data gathering. For statistical analysis, Chi‑square test was used.<br />RESULTS: 100% of the mentors and 93% of the mentee participated at the Research Mentorship<br />Program were satisfied. In addition, the duration of the research course for the master’s students<br />participated in the RMP was reduced. Participants in this program had higher quantity and quality of<br />papers resulting from postgraduate student’s academic theses. RMP can enhance the postgraduate<br />students’ knowledge and skills in their research projects and research methods, develop personal<br />and professional relationships, and promote interpersonal communication as a student or mentor.<br />CONCLUSION: This program and its similar programs can improve the quality of postgraduate<br />students’ academic theses and reduce their research period.<br /><br /> https://jehp.mui.ac.ir/article_28465_3e59327f1a6ccf540d9878cf8c991278.pdf