Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Innovations in Medical Education: Really Good Stuff

Recently published in "Really Good Stuff" from Medical Education:

Near-Peer Workshops for Pre-Clerkship Physical Examination Skills.
Judy E Kim, Adam D Schickedanz & Calvin L Chou.

Near-peer instruction, in which a more advanced trainee teaches a junior trainee, can be useful for teaching skills that progress along a continuum of proficiency, require stage-tailored feedback, and benefit from shared perspectives between instructors and learners. This common frame of reference, termed ‘social congruence’, is thought to enhance learners’ comprehension and...

Read more at:
MEDICAL EDUCATION 2010; 44: 499–500
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