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formal education oncology lacking many undergraduate medical curricula mentoring schemes expose participants specific areas medicine may address shortfalls oncology education mentoring schemes designed within united kingdom especially within oncology need understand reasons mentor mentee participation schemes identify ways minimize barriers engagement study identifies motivations participation oncology mentoring scheme benefits limitations mentee mentor british oncology network undergraduate societies launched national oncology mentorship scheme noms september 1 2021 mentees medical student foundation doctor paired mentors specialty registrar consultant 6 months mentoring total 86 mentors 112 mentees recruited scheme mentees mentors asked meet least 3 times period suggestions provided content mentoring mentees mentors invited complete prescheme questionnaire exploring motivations involvement scheme current experiences within oncology knowledge interests field end scheme mentors mentees asked complete postscheme questionnaire exploring experiences benefits limitations participation paired analysis performed using wilcoxon signedrank test free text data content analysis applied summarize main themes data 66 59 mentees completed prescheme questionnaire 41 62 clinical 21 32 preclinical medical students remainder junior doctors mentees networking primary reason joining scheme n25 38 mentees ranked experience oncology medical school 3 10 iqr 25 46 53 mentors completed prescheme questionnaire 35 76 registrar level remainder consultant level n11 common reason mentor participation increase awareness interest field n29 63 completed prescheme questionnaire 23 35 mentees 25 54 mentors completed postscheme questionnaire knowledge areas oncology assessed significantly increased scheme p001 mentees n21 91 mentors n18 72 felt benefited scheme mentees cited gaining insights oncology beneficial mentors opportunities develop professionally whilst mentees report barriers participating scheme mentors stated lack time greatest barrier mentoring british oncology network undergraduate societies noms expanding beneficial mentees increasing knowledge providing exposure career advice oncology mentors benefit improving mentoring skills personal satisfaction