Peer teaching medical students during a pandemic.

Victoria Roberts, Katie Malone, Paul Moore, Tamarind Russell-Webster, Rachel Caulfield
Author Information
  1. Victoria Roberts: Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol , Bristol, UK. ORCID
  2. Katie Malone: Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol , Bristol, UK.
  3. Paul Moore: Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol , Bristol, UK. ORCID
  4. Tamarind Russell-Webster: Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol , Bristol, UK.
  5. Rachel Caulfield: Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol , Bristol, UK.

Abstract

Our personal views about the challenges of continuing to deliver peer teaching during a pandemic. We are a group of 4 year medical students who are part of a student society which has delivered structured, highly formulaic peer-led teaching sessions for the past three years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the reduced access to our normal clinical teaching highlighted the importance of peer-led teaching sessions. We wanted to continue with our peer-taught sessions but knew we would have to devise a new format to make our teaching accessible to our peers wherever they were. Here, we describe the challenges of online peer teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic and our reflections of the future implications to our group.

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MeSH Term

COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections
Education, Distance
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Humans
Pandemics
Peer Group
Pneumonia, Viral
Students, Medical
Teaching