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Published in: BMC Proceedings 4/2012

Open Access 01-07-2012 | Oral presentation

A new preclinical-year revision course designed and taught by clinical-year students: analysis of tutees' perceived confidence in an innovative teaching model

Authors: M Protty, J Mann, M Mohammed, C Wiskin

Published in: BMC Proceedings | Special Issue 4/2012

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The GMC has emphasized the importance of teaching skills for doctors and recommended that training for these skills is introduced early on in the medical education curriculum. One way to achieve this is in the form of near-peer assisted learning, where junior medical students are taught by senior ones. We here report the development of an extensive near-peer teaching project at the University of Birmingham and its impact on tutees. To evaluate the impact this near-peer teaching project has had on the perception of junior medical students of their confidence in their knowledge of the topics covered. …
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Title
A new preclinical-year revision course designed and taught by clinical-year students: analysis of tutees' perceived confidence in an innovative teaching model
Authors
M Protty
J Mann
M Mohammed
C Wiskin
Publication date
01-07-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Proceedings / Issue Special Issue 4/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1753-6561
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-6-S4-O50

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