Peer teaching beyond the formal medical curriculum

• Published in: Advances in physiology education Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 439 - 448
• Main Authors: Engels, Daniel, Kraus, Elisabeth, Obirei, Barbara, Dethleffsen, Kathrin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Curricula; Curriculum - trends; Data Analysis; Data processing; Education, Medical - methods; Education, Medical - trends; Educational Measurement - methods; Educational Needs; Extracurricular Activities; Foreign Countries; Humans; Learning; Medical Education; Medical Students; Medicine; Peer Group; Peer Teaching; Peer tutoring; Program Development; Program Effectiveness; Teaching methods; Tutorial Programs; Tutoring; Tutors; Germany; medical education; student teacher; peer teaching; peer-assisted learning; educational measurement

Peer-assisted learning (PAL) is nowadays commonly implemented in medical education. Mostly PAL is utilized to specifically support teaching within one subject or a specific curricular situation. Here, we present a large-scale peer teaching program that aims to address the individual student’s learni...