Near-peer workshops for pre-clerkship physical examination skills.

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Title: Near-peer workshops for pre-clerkship physical examination skills.
Authors: Kim, Judy E (AUTHOR), Schickedanz, Adam D (AUTHOR), Chou, Calvin L (AUTHOR)
Source: Medical Education. May2010, Vol. 44 Issue 5, p499-500. 2p.
Subjects: Demonstration centers in education, Peer teaching, Medical education, Medical students, Counselor trainees
Abstract: The article focuses on educational workshops conducted on near-peer instruction for pre-clerkship physical examination skills. It informs that near-peer instruction is a program in which a more advanced trainee teaches a junior trainee. It is stated that the supplemental near-peer workshops improved the basic physical examination skills of medical students and positively affected their self assurance and comfort with physical examination skills.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:The article focuses on educational workshops conducted on near-peer instruction for pre-clerkship physical examination skills. It informs that near-peer instruction is a program in which a more advanced trainee teaches a junior trainee. It is stated that the supplemental near-peer workshops improved the basic physical examination skills of medical students and positively affected their self assurance and comfort with physical examination skills.
ISSN:03080110
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03661.x