Health Care : Current Reviews

MULTI-RESOURCE PEER ASSISTED LEARNING IN POSTGRADUATE SETTING

Joint Event on 2^nd International Conference on Healthcare & Hospital Management and 6^th International Conference on Medical & Nursing Education

November 6-7, 2017 | Vienna, Austria

Asif Ali and Phillip Evans

Khyber Medical University, Pakistan
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Abstract:

Objective: To evaluate the satisfaction of participants and the effectiveness of an enhanced and relatively formal type of peer assisted learning (PAL) in postgraduate (PG) setting. Study Design: The following research work is an observational study. Methodology: Participants were six medical officers and two consultants. Resources and sessions were defined and the curriculum agreed through consensus between all peers. Thirty clinically relevant topics on diseases, techniques and practical were selected for PAL sessions. A 26-item questionnaire was used to evaluate PAL on Likert-scale. It also included a free text question about one-strength and one weakness of PAL. The participants consented to all aspects of multi-resource PAL and they completed a questionnaire, from which data was gathered and analysed to reveal the impact of course. Results: As a peer group they were satisfied with the teamwork experience. Seven out of eight peers reported to have increased their motivation level. In addition, as a peer tutor all peers accepted that the course equipped them with teaching skills and that teaching skills should be learnt. Similarly, as a peer tutee, they believe that peer assistance in a multi-resource format had a positive impact on their learning and their difficult issues were unravelled. Finally, facilitated small group teaching, discussion and summing-up helped the peers to comprehend a given clinical topic. Conclusion: A pilot multi-resource PAL was evaluated and the participants appraised the course favourably and recommended it to their colleagues. The interest and zeal shown by the participants suggests that further investigation through a larger, prospective study is warranted.

Biography :

Asif Ali is a Medical Doctor (MBBS) and has completed his Post-graduation in medical education and PhD in Pathology from the University of Glasgow, UK. He is an assistant professor of pathology at the Khyber Medical University, Pakistan and Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, UK. He is currently the secretary of Graduate Study Committee of Khyber Medical University and is working with other colleagues on curricular committees of Khyber Medical University.