en آموزش پزشکی Medical Education پژوهشي اصیل Orginal Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><strong>Background & Objective:</strong>&nbsp;Mentorship is essential for medical undergraduates&#39; professional and personal development to enhance soft skills, knowledge, and academic performance. The present study analyzed the mentee&#39;s feedback about the program.<br> <strong>Material & Methods:</strong>&nbsp;The present cross-sectional (retrospective) study, approved by the ethics committee, was conducted between January and March 2022. One hundred fifty feedback forms (open and closed-ended questions) of 2016&ndash;2019 MBBS students (at the end of one and a half years of implementation) were analyzed. Data were represented as mean&plusmn;SD and median. Qualitative data was coded and analyzed descriptively.<br> <strong>Results:</strong>&nbsp;58 % and 50.66% of mentees agreed on easy approachability and communication with mentors. 52.67 % agreed strongly, and 52% agreed that mentors listened actively to their problems and provided constructive feedback. 68.67% agreed and 56.67% agreed strongly that important lessons about personal, college, and career life were learned. 78.66% agreed that research motivation was provided. 71, 33%, and 60% agreed that mentoring helped improve academics and develop a conceptual learning style. 70% and 51.33% agreed that mentors helped them solve medical life problems and develop skills (communication, interpersonal, and humane values). 46.66% agreed that mentors encouraged them to participate in sports or extracurricular activities. 52% agreed strongly that their mentors had a professional attitude, 47.33% agreed mentors were beneficial to them, and 46.67% agreed strongly to recommend their mentors for future professional and personal development activities. Open-ended analysis showed that, in decreasing order, the most beneficial developmental activities performed with their mentors were problem-solving (40.56%), guidance, counseling (34.26%), and soft skill development (13.85%). Menttes considered time constraints a hurdle and suggested scheduled, regular meetings and the use of social media for the program&#39;s effectiveness.<br> <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Regular feedback, evaluation, and perceptions of mentees are vital for the mentorship program.</span></span></span></div> medical education, mentorship, feedback, communication, personality, academics 85 96 http://edujournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-12-2075-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Shah Mohammad Abbas Waseem abbas14waseem5@gmail.com 5300319475328460033297 5300319475328460033297 Yes Department of Physiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. Ali Jafar Abedi alijafarabedi@gmail.com 5300319475328460033298 5300319475328460033298 No Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. Syed Haider Mehdi Husaini dr.haiderhusaini2k@gmail.com 5300319475328460033299 5300319475328460033299 No Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.