The AaLplus near-peer teaching program in Family Medicine strengthens basic medical skills-A five-year retrospective study.
Simon SchwillJan HundertmarkJohanna Fahrbach-VeeserChristiane EicherPencho TonchevSonia KurczykJoachim SzecsenyiSvetla LoukanovaPublished in: PloS one (2020)
AaLplus is a positive example of a peer teaching program in the preclinical stage of medical studies. It successfully trains junior students in essential medical abilities and increases their confidence in their skills. A high percentage of students pass the formative OSCE and evaluate it positively. Consistently high ratings indicate the program's routine viability. Further studies are needed to analyze if programs like AaLplus could have an impact on the number of graduates choosing career in Family Medicine.