Research Article
The Concerns of Competent Novices during a Mentoring Year
Table 1
Reasons new graduates contacted mentors over the year.
| Month | Advice | Assistance | Giving information | Discussion | Mentor initiated |
| January | 3 | — | — | — | — | February | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | March | 4 | 12 | 11 | — | 1 | April | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | May | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | June | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | July | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | August | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | September | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | October | — | — | — | 1 | — | November | — | — | — | — | — | December | — | — | — | — | — | Total | 34 (40%) | 23 (27%) | 18 (21%) | 9 (11%) | 1 (1%) |
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