Indigenous Mentorship for the Health Sciences

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dc.contributor.advisorMurry, Adam
dc.contributor.authorAtay, Elaine
dc.contributor.committeememberMacInnis, Cara
dc.contributor.committeememberMadsen, Joshua
dc.contributor.committeememberBarnabe, Cheryl
dc.date2021-11
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-16T21:15:07Z
dc.date.available2021-09-16T21:15:07Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.description.abstractThe present study aimed to establish the credibility and attributed outcomes of an existing Indigenous mentorship (IM) model from the perspective of Indigenous mentees in health sciences and community research. Six mentees from mentorship networks associated with the Canadian Institute of Health Research’s IM Network Program participated in 1-2 hour long semi-structured interviews inquiring: 1) their resonance with the IM model, 2) personal stories related to the behavioural constructs in the model, 3) outcomes their mentors’ behaviours had on them, and 4) components they felt were missing from the model. Overall, the model resonated with participants. Of the model constructs, mentees discussed mentor behaviours associated with practicing relationalism the most frequently (26%), followed by fostering Indigenous identity development (23%), mentee-centered focus (21%), and imbuing criticality (16%). Advocacy (9%) and abiding by Indigenous ethics (5%) were addressed, but not given as much attention as the other constructs. Outcomes included positive career and work attitudes, engaging in more helping behaviours, motivation, overall well-being, and enhanced criticality. Recommendations to expand the model included incorporating: 1) additional mentor behaviours (transference of traditional knowledge, prayer, modeling resiliency, and engaging in trauma-informed practices), 2) higher-order dimensions (e.g., institutional impact), 3) specific mentee characteristics (e.g., age and gender), and 4) additional types of mentoring relationships (e.g., peer, multiple mentors). This research provides valuable insight to the IM model and IM theory more generally. This information can be applied to refine culturally appropriate mentorship practices, mentor selection and support, and evaluation of mentorship programs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAtay, E. (2021). Indigenous mentorship for the health sciences (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/39211
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/113885
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectIndigenous mentorshipen_US
dc.subjectMentorshipen_US
dc.subjectIntercultural mentorshipen_US
dc.subjectMentorship modelen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous theoryen_US
dc.subject.classificationHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychology--Industrialen_US
dc.titleIndigenous Mentorship for the Health Sciencesen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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