r/Mentor: An Analysis of Social Media Mentorship for the Premedical Students of Generation Z

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dc.contributor.advisorSanker, Richard
dc.contributor.authorMulley, Rebecca
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity Scholars.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-22T18:31:54Z
dc.date.available2023-05-22T18:31:54Z
dc.date.copyright2023
dc.date.issued2023-05-22
dc.description.abstractWith the influx of Generation Z into the realm of undergraduate education, the tides of professional mentorship are beginning to change. Formerly reliant on in-person guidance from mentors, premedical students in the current generation are flocking to social media platforms to fulfill this same purpose. However, the current field of research has neglected to investigate this new phenomenon. Therefore, this study addresses students’ usage of and satisfaction with social media mentorship compared to traditional in-person mentoring relationships. Utilizing a survey distributed to undergraduates at Baylor University, data was collected and analyzed using statistical methods. Overall, it was found that over half of students reported regular usage of social media for advice regarding their premedical career. However, despite the high frequency of social media use, students still rate in-person mentorship as more satisfying on every measure addressed. Thus, despite the rising popularity of social media mentorship amongst Gen Z students, in-person mentorship still appears to offer students an experience that social media is not yet able to replicate.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2104/12224
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsBaylor University projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectPremedical Mentorship.en_US
dc.subjectSocial Media.en_US
dc.titler/Mentor: An Analysis of Social Media Mentorship for the Premedical Students of Generation Zen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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