Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Human Anatomy Section, University of Bologna, via Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 30;19(1):398. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010398.
The University of Bologna School of Medicine in 2003 adopted a near-peer teaching (NPT) program with senior medical students teaching and assisting younger students in human anatomy laboratories. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and outcomes of this program-unique on the Italian academic panorama-from the tutors' perspective. An anonymous online survey was administered to all those who acted as peer tutors in the period from 2003 to 2021; it evaluated tutors' perceptions regarding the influence of the tutoring experience on their skillset gains, academic performance, and professional career. Furthermore, tutors were asked to express their views on the value of cadaver dissection in medical education and professional development. The overall perception of the NPT program was overwhelmingly positive and the main reported benefits were improved long-term knowledge retention and academic performance, improved communication, team-working and time management skills, and enhanced self-confidence and motivation. Most tutors strongly believed that cadaver dissection was an invaluable learning tool in medical education, helped them to develop professionalism and human values, and positively influenced the caring of their future patients. Nearly all the participants highlighted the importance of voluntary body donation for medical education and research. The present results supported the thesis that tutors themselves benefited from the act of teaching peers; this impactful experience equipped them with a wide range of transferable skills that they could draw on as future educators and healthcare professionals.
博洛尼亚大学医学院于 2003 年采用了一种近乎同等教学（NPT）计划，让高年级医学生在人体解剖实验室中教授和协助低年级学生。本研究旨在从导师的角度评估该计划的效果和成果——这在意大利学术领域是独一无二的。一项针对 2003 年至 2021 年期间担任过同等导师的所有人的匿名在线调查；它评估了导师对辅导经验对他们的技能提升、学术表现和职业发展的影响的看法。此外，导师被要求表达他们对尸体解剖在医学教育和专业发展中的价值的看法。NPT 计划的总体看法非常积极，主要报告的好处是提高了长期知识保留和学术表现、提高了沟通、团队合作和时间管理技能，增强了自信和动力。大多数导师强烈认为，尸体解剖是医学教育中非常宝贵的学习工具，帮助他们培养了专业精神和人文价值观，并积极影响了他们未来对患者的关怀。几乎所有参与者都强调了自愿遗体捐赠对医学教育和研究的重要性。目前的结果支持了这样一个论点，即导师自己从教导同龄人中受益；这种有影响力的经验使他们具备了一系列可转移的技能，他们可以在未来作为教育者和医疗保健专业人员中运用这些技能。
