title: A peer-led teaching initiative for foundation doctors.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Peer teaching has been used informally throughout the history of medical education. Formal studies within the medical student and allied health care professional communities have found it to be a popular, and highly effective, method of teaching.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Newly qualified doctors are currently an underused resource in terms of teaching one another.
  
  
  METHODS
  A committee, made up of newly qualified doctors and postgraduate education staff, was established. Using only a few resources, this committee organised regular, peer-led tutorials and used educational needs assessment tools, such as questionnaires, to make improvements to early postgraduate training.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A realistic and well-received intervention to improve the teaching of newly qualified doctors, which is feasible in the modern, busy health care setting. Other institutions may find this method and its resources valuable. Newly qualified doctors are currently an underused resource in terms of teaching one another.
authors.affiliation: Royal Bolton Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramsden
authors.affiliation: Royal Bolton Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
authors.forename: Abiola
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abidogun
authors.affiliation: Royal Bolton Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stringer
authors.affiliation: Royal Bolton Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahgoub
authors.affiliation: Royal Bolton Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
authors.forename: Artemis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kastrissianakis
authors.affiliation: North Western Foundation School, Health Education North West, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D010379:Peer Group; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013663:Teaching