title: A nationwide, resident-led teaching programme for medical students in Singapore: SingHealth Student Internship Programme Bootcamp.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aimed to describe the planning, development and evaluation of the success of the first nationwide, resident-led, large-group teaching programme for medical students - the Singapore Health Services Student Internship Programme (SIP) Bootcamp.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was an initial feasibility study evaluating a half-day teaching boot camp initiated, developed and conducted by the resident educators. A three-month preparation period was required to set up an education subcommittee, liaise with medical student leaders, recruit resident educators, meet all the stakeholders and conduct the boot camp. During the SIP Bootcamp, resident educators conducted clinical case presentations using a question-and-answer format. Audience participation was strongly encouraged. A 15-item questionnaire was distributed to assess the participants' learning experience and the resident educators' teaching performance using a five-point Likert scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 94.8% (n = 110) of the 116 respondents agreed that the teaching sessions were of high quality and content was relevant to their training. The resident educators appeared well-informed (96.6%, n = 112) and enthusiastic about their respective topics (98.3%, n = 114). However, a few students (9.5%, n = 11) felt that the audio-visual aids and handouts could be improved to better aid their learning process.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This teaching boot camp for medical students was the first of its kind in Singapore and feedback from medical students showed that it was well-received. Further research using different teaching methods, including small-group discussions and surgical practical sessions by resident educators from different specialties, would be of great value to students.
authors.affiliation: Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), Singapore.
authors.forename: Daniel Sw
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ting
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), Singapore.
authors.forename: Jill Cs
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), Singapore.
authors.forename: Benny Kg
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Loo
authors.affiliation: Graduate Medical Education Office, Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), Singapore.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baisa
authors.affiliation: SingHealth Education Office, Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), Singapore.
authors.forename: Wen Hsin
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.affiliation: Office of Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), Singapore.
authors.forename: Sandy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.affiliation: Graduate Medical Education Office, Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), Singapore.|Department of Anesthesiology, Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), Singapore.
authors.forename: Boon Leng
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D012577:Schools, Medical; D012846:Singapore; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: resident-led medical student teaching; teaching boot camp; teaching programme