Table 1 Emergent themes
Super-ordinate theme | Sub themes |
|---|---|
A. Supporting the mentor | A1 Exploring motivation and assessing competence |
A2 Pre-trip preparation and previous experience | |
A3 The importance of debriefing | |
A4 Building on trip impact after return to the UK | |
B. Challenges to mentoring | B1 Logistics – communication, time-constraints and availability |
B2 Finding a role | |
B3 Cultural – personal and institutional | |
C. Facilitators to mentoring | C1 Shared passion |
C2 Credibility of the mentors | |
C3 Serendipity |