Standardized Near-Peer Clinical Skills Training for Seven Student-Run Clinics: Assessing Impact on Student Confidence - Data
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First-year medical students volunteering in student-run clinics (SRCs) often perform clinical skills before they are formally introduced in the curriculum. At some institutions, students are trained on an ad hoc basis by individual clinics without centralized oversight or quality control. Near-peer teaching models have shown promise in practical skills training and may benefit pre-clerkship learners prior to volunteering at SRCs. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether a standardized, multi-skill training program delivered by near-peer educators improved medical students’ self-reported confidence for SRC work across seven different clinics.
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Three standardized training modules (Vital Signs, History Taking and Patient Presentations, and Physical Exam) were developed and facilitated by near-peer educators. Each module consisted of didactic instruction followed by hands-on practice and assessment, with close guidance from near-peer trainers. First-year students completed surveys pre-training, post-training, and two months after training ("post-clinic”) that assessed self-reported confidence and perceived effectiveness of the training model using 5-point Likert scales.