Interactive peer-guided examination preparation course for second-year international full-time medical students: quantitative and qualitative evaluation.

ABSTRACT: Background: It has been documented that international students face diverse challenges due to language and cultural barriers. International medical students suffer from personal distress, a lack of support and perform poorer than local fellow-students in clinical examinations. It has been documented that international medical students benefit from peer-led tutorials in their first year. We investigated the effectiveness of a tutorial offered for international medical students in their second year. Methods: A peer-guided examination preparation course with interactive elements for second year international medical students was designed, learning objectives were defined. Two evaluations were undertaken: In a quantitative assessment, students were asked to fill out five multiple

SUBMITTER: Huhn D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6326399 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature