What Makes a Near-Peer Learning and Tutoring Program Effective in Undergraduate Medical Education: a Qualitative Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Peer tutoring can benefit both learners and peer teachers that are distinct from the learning that occurs in expert-guided learning environments. This study sought to evaluate the peer tutoring program at a large public medical school to determine the strengths and weaknesses of a near-peer tutoring program and its benefits beyond students' typical classroom-based learning. This was a survey-based study of learners and tutors participating in the peer tutoring program. Fifty-six learners and 20 tutors participated in the survey; most learners received tutoring in the preclinical phase of the curriculum. Narrative responses were thematically analyzed to identify themes for both groups. Learners' responses about the benefit of the near-peer tutoring program were in three primary categories:

SUBMITTER: Alexander SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9672576 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature