Pre and Post Mentoring Comparative Analysis of Academic Performance of MBBS Students in the Subject of Biochemistry

Background & Objective: Mentorship plays a significant role for successful academic development and work fulfillment.The objective of the study was to evaluate the role of one-on-one mentoring sessions in their biochemistry examperformance compared to their initial term results.Methodology: Acomparative cross-sectional study was conducted at Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore, after takingapproval from Institutional Review Board (IRB), to compare the impact of mentoring sessions on the academicperformance of students. Students from 1st year and 2nd year MBBS participated in the study after an informedconsent. Eleven faculty members from biochemistry department, who were trained and had been made aware of theregulations and protocols of the mentorship program prior to its initiation were involved in the study. An equal numberof students were assigned to each mentor. In addition, the students received training regarding their role as menteesbefore conducting the study.Results: The comparison of pre and post mentoring academic performance of students revealed a significantimprovementin performance for both below-average and above-average students (p