Peer-to-Peer: Medical Students Support Each Other's Education

January 24, 2023 by Janet Franz

Ensuring medical students' academic success and wellbeing relies on having access to numerous resources. At the Larner College of Medicine, those assets include the students themselves, who create and host peer-based learning opportunities for their junior colleagues. Read about interactive teaching sessions led by medical students for their peers.

Ensuring medical students' academic success and wellbeing relies on having access to numerous resources. At the Larner College of Medicine, those assets include the students themselves, who create and host peer-based learning opportunities for their junior colleagues. The interactive and collaborative nature of peer-based learning engages learners, facilitates understanding of complex topics, and builds confidence for both the tutor and the tutee. 

Read about the innovative teaching sessions led by medical students for their peers.


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