Ibrahim, S., Fouad, S., Kamal, D., Hassan, N. (2023). Designing, Implementation and Evaluation of “Student as Teacher” Elective Course for Undergraduate Students at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 91(1), 5190-5195. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.304047
Samaa M. Ibrahim; Sally Fouad; Doaa Kamal; Nahla Hassan. "Designing, Implementation and Evaluation of “Student as Teacher” Elective Course for Undergraduate Students at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 91, 1, 2023, 5190-5195. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.304047
Ibrahim, S., Fouad, S., Kamal, D., Hassan, N. (2023). 'Designing, Implementation and Evaluation of “Student as Teacher” Elective Course for Undergraduate Students at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 91(1), pp. 5190-5195. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.304047
Ibrahim, S., Fouad, S., Kamal, D., Hassan, N. Designing, Implementation and Evaluation of “Student as Teacher” Elective Course for Undergraduate Students at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2023; 91(1): 5190-5195. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.304047
Designing, Implementation and Evaluation of “Student as Teacher” Elective Course for Undergraduate Students at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University
Medical Education Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Student as teacher programs are training courses designed aiming to motivate students in medical education and provide them with the fundamental expertise of the teachers. Objective: The aim of the current study was to develop a framework for introducing “Student as Teacher” course as one of the essential training programs for all of the undergraduate students as a step to enable the future graduates to be professional educators. Subjects and methods: The present study is a descriptive/quasi-experimental one that included 37 first-year medical students assessing the difference in their knowledge, skills and attitude before and after the implementation of the “Student as Teacher” course at FOM-SCU. A 6-weeks course was designed and implemented addressing several topics. Students’ satisfaction regarding the course was also assessed through structured self-administered questionnaires that evaluate the course. Results: A significant difference between the students’ scores in the pre and post-tests was detected and there was 100% satisfied with the course. Conclusion: There is a need to include a “Student as Teacher” course in the undergraduate curriculum at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University as it improves the knowledge, skills and attitude of the first-year students regarding their teaching skills as a significant difference between their scores in the pre and post-tests was detected.