title: Peer-Assisted Learning: Who Should Be the Tutor, Fellow Student or Senior Resident?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare student-tutor guided peer-assisted learning (STPAL) and resident-tutor guided peer-assisted learning (RTPAL) for its impact on performance of students in summative assessment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quasi-experimental study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Gujranwala Medical College, from February to September 2015.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four batches each of final year MBBS students were first trained for clinical skills by resident-tutors for 2 weeks and had a pre-test. Two students with highest marks were selected as student-tutors. Half of the batch had a further 2 weeks skill training by the student-tutors while other half by resident-tutor, post-test was carried out after 2 weeks. Improvement in scores was compared between STPAL and RTPAL groups, using unpaired student t-test. The batch underwent same intervention for the next month with cross-over of STPAL and RTPAL groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Study population was 152 out of expected 188 as batch D underwent the study only once and 13 students were either absent or had decline in scores, so were excluded. Among 74 (48.68%) STPALand 78 (51.23%) RTPAL students, median improvement in scores was 8 for STPAL group as compared to 7 for RTPALgroup; the difference was not statistically significant (p= 0.61).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Student-tutor guided peer-assisted learning is as effective as resident-tutor peer assisted learning in improving performance of the students.
authors: Department of Medicine, Gujranwala Medical College, Gujranwala.
authors: Shahid
authors: S
authors: Sarwar
authors: Department of Medicine, Gujranwala Medical College, Gujranwala.
authors: Shandana
authors: S
authors: Tarique
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000379:methods*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D004517:Education, Professional; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010379:Peer Group; D010820:Physicians; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D000070260:Teacher Training / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013663:Teaching