• Dr.Haritha K Nimmagadda
• Dr.Aarti Bedia

Background: The training in medical schools is identified as full of stress and it is also observed that students undergo tremendous stress during various years of medical training. The students also face other stressing factors like social, environmental, physical, and family problems, which may affect their academic performance and may result in substance use. Aim of the study: The present study is to assess the needs of the student for the effective mentorship program conducted in the institute. Methodology: A cross sectional survey was conducted for the medical students of all academic years. Results showed that most of the students were anxious and has been terrified about the syllabus and exam pattern. Results: Although the students received regular mentorship from faculty, they showed high possibility of open discussion about their problems either related to studies or about their personal problems are been comfortably handled and addressed by peers. Conclusions: The following study gives an understanding of the students’ need for peer mentoring, when a properly trained student to help each other will try to make others around him/her can lead to a better learning environment for all students with different types of learning styles.

Mentorship, Peer Mentoring, Learning styles

"Need Assessment of Peer mentoring in medical students in comparison with traditional mentoring system", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.e684-e688, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201496.pdf

"Need Assessment of Peer mentoring in medical students in comparison with traditional mentoring system", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppe684-e688, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201496.pdf