Introduction A mythical Pyramid of Learning, usually attributed to Edgar Dale (or the National
Training Laboratories [NTL]) and giving student learning retention rates, has been cited in a …

Background Peer-assisted learning (PAL) is a common teaching and learning method in
medical education worldwide. In the setting of skills laboratories (skills labs), student tutors …

Objectives This study aims to: 1) Evaluate whether a near-peer program improves perceived
OSCE performance; 2) Identify factors motivating students to teach; 3) Evaluate role of near …

Neurologic diseases are the leading cause of disability worldwide and impose an
increasingly high burden of mortality and morbidity on the health care system. The absolute …

Background The teaching of students by peers, so-called peer-assisted learning, is effective
based on cognitive and social congruence among students and student tutors. This study …

Abstract Background and Objectives: The transition to clerkships is one of the most
challenging times during medical school. To help students better cope, many schools have …

In light of the current shifts in medical education from traditional lectures to more active
teaching modalities, a peer‐teaching program was introduced to a compulsory, second‐year …

Background: Near-peer teaching initiatives has been shown to be a highly successful
method of improving student learning. There has been little data on surgical teaching …

Background As health care delivery increasingly requires providers to cross international
borders, medical students at McGill University, Canada, developed a multidirectional …

Introduction: Third-year medical students traditionally receive their didactic or small group
teaching sessions from clinical faculty during clerkship rotations. Near-peer teaching is …