BMC medical education
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BMC medical education · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialInvolvement in teaching improves learning in medical students: a randomized cross-over study.
Peer-assisted learning has many purported benefits including preparing students as educators, improving communication skills and reducing faculty teaching burden. But comparatively little is known about the effects of teaching on learning outcomes of peer educators in medical education. ⋯ Our results suggest that involvement in teaching small group sessions improves medical students' knowledge acquisition and retention.
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BMC medical education · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effectiveness of a clinically integrated e-learning course in evidence-based medicine: a cluster randomised controlled trial.
To evaluate the educational effects of a clinically integrated e-learning course for teaching basic evidence-based medicine (EBM) among postgraduates compared to a traditional lecture-based course of equivalent content. ⋯ A clinically integrated e-learning course was at least as effective as a traditional lecture based course and was well accepted. Being less costly than traditional teaching and allowing for more independent learning through materials that can be easily updated, there is a place for incorporating e-learning into postgraduate EBM curricula that offer on-the-job training for just-in-time learning.