Analysis of a Near Peer Tutoring Program to Improve Medical Students’ Note Writing Skills
Lead author: Doreen M. Olvet
Submitted by: Kathy Herzberger, Loma Linda University
This is an interesting article discussing near peer 4th year tutors to give feedback to 1st and 2nd year students on note writing skills. The authors found that near peers can be an asset to medical education. I too, have found near peer tutoring effective. I have used 4th year students that are remediating to help grade our 2nd year OSCE. This exercise enhances the 4th year’s skills and the 2nd years appreciate the feedback from their upper classmen.
Read the full article in Teaching and Learning in Medicine here.
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