Open AccessCan We Use Peer-Assisted Learning to Teach Basic Surgical Skills?
Author(s) -
Mang Ning Ong,
Kar Min Lew,
Yih Jeng Cheong,
Evelyn Ting,
Bakri Bohari,
Tang Yita,
Kandasami Palayan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2020.27.5.10
Subject(s) - medical education , checklist , medicine , psychology , cognitive psychology
It is reported that medical students do not receive adequate opportunities to learn surgical skill and are at risk of being unable to perform simple surgical procedures safely. The usefulness of peer-assisted learning (PAL) as a tool to assist in delivering surgical skills training is worth exploring.