Jair-Nara-Guadarrama D, Chaparro-Obregón MF

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 79-84
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: near peer teaching (NPT), where senior students teach junior peers, has emerged as an effective approach in medical education. Objective: to evaluate the impact of NPT on medical students' satisfaction during clinical simulation practices at Universidad Anáhuac Querétaro Simulation Center. Material and methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted from August to September 2023, involving 100 medical students who attended simulation practices taught by near peer instructors (senior medical interns). Student satisfaction was assessed using a validated 19-item questionnaire with subscales for realism, transferability, and value. Results: students reported high satisfaction levels across all subscales. 95% agreed the scenarios recreated real-life situations, 94% felt prepared for real clinical environments and 96% considered it a valuable learning experience. Subscale scores showed positive correlations with overall satisfaction. Conclusions: near peer teaching in simulation practices was associated with high student satisfaction levels in terms of realism, transferability to real settings, and perceived value.

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