Introducing a curricular program culminating in a certificate for training peer tutors in medical education.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Student tutorials are now firmly anchored in medical education. However, to date there have only been isolated efforts to establish structured teacher training for peer tutors in medicine. To close this gap, a centralized tutor training program for students, culminating in an academic certificate, was implemented at Heidelberg University Medical School. The program also counts within the scope of the post-graduate Baden-Württemberg Certificate in Academic Teaching (Baden-Württemberg Zertifikat für Hochschuldidaktik).

Method

Based on a needs assessment, a modular program comprised of four modules and a total of 200 curricular units was developed in cooperation with the Department for Key Competencies and Higher Education at Heidelberg University and implemented during the

SUBMITTER: Fellmer-Drug E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4027804 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature