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Peers as OSCE assessors for junior medical students: a review of routine use$da mixed methods study

Peer-assisted learning is well established in medical education; however, peer tutors rarely act as assessors for the OSCE. In the compulsory, near-peer teaching programme covering basic medical skills at the University of Heidelberg, peer tutors serve as assessors on a formative OSCE. This study ai...

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Main Authors: Schwill, Simon (Author) , Fahrbach-Veeser, Johanna (Author) , Möltner, Andreas (Author) , Eicher, Christiane (Author) , Kurczyk, Sonia (Author) , Pfisterer, David (Author) , Szecsenyi, Joachim (Author) , Loukanova, Svetla (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 16 January 2020
In: BMC medical education
Year: 2020, Volume: 20
ISSN:1472-6920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-019-1898-y
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1898-y
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Author Notes:Simon Schwill, Johanna Fahrbach-Veeser, Andreas Moeltner, Christiane Eicher, Sonia Kurczyk, David Pfisterer, Joachim Szecsenyi and Svetla Loukanova
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Summary:Peer-assisted learning is well established in medical education; however, peer tutors rarely act as assessors for the OSCE. In the compulsory, near-peer teaching programme covering basic medical skills at the University of Heidelberg, peer tutors serve as assessors on a formative OSCE. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility and acceptance of peer assessors and to survey the perceived advantages and disadvantages of their use.
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ISSN:1472-6920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-019-1898-y

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