Implementation and evaluation of a near-peer-facilitated medical ethics curriculum for first-year medical students: a pi
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Implementation and evaluation of a near-peer-facilitated medical ethics curriculum for first-year medical students: a pilot study Mikalyn T. DeFoor 1
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Lauren East 1 & Paul C. Mann 2,3 & Carol A. Nichols 4,5
# International Association of Medical Science Educators 2019
Abstract Introduction The primary objectives of this study were to implement a novel near-peer-facilitated case-based medical ethics curriculum intended for the audience of a large cohort of first-year medical students (n = 193) and to objectively evaluate the immediate efficacy of the curriculum based on pre- and post-session survey responses to ethical quandaries. Methods Two near-peer-facilitated medical ethics case discussion sessions were included in the first-year curriculum during the 2017–2018 academic year. The sessions were designed and led by second-year medical student facilitators under the direction of a faculty mentor and were presented as a year-long curricular thread. First-year students were asked to complete pre- and postsession surveys with ethical questions relevant to each case and session. Students were additionally asked to measure the contribution of discussion sessions to their development as a future physician. Results Post-session survey results showed that students had a better understanding of specific ethical issues immediately following discussion sessions (p
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