Funding for this research was provided by:
Arnold P. Gold Foundation (ID# FI-13-024)
Article History
Received: 24 June 2025
Accepted: 31 October 2025
First Online: 3 February 2026
Declarations
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: IRB review was obtained from Marian University (exempt status, IRB #S21.291 & IRB #S21.295) and Johns Hopkins University (expedited status, IRB00424735).
: Open AI, ChatGPT (May 2025 version) was used to assist in final editing of the manuscript.
: The authors presented partial, preliminary results as a work-in-progress at the International Health Professions Education Virtual Conference on October 18, 2024, titled Exploration of Medical Students’ Reflections in a Values-Centered Mentoring Program .
: This study was made possible, in part, with a grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation (ID# FI-13–024).First author (EY) administered the mentoring program while data were collected for this study. This project was completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Johns Hopkins University Master of Education in the Health Professions program.