Table 1.
Summary of Pilot PAL projects at UWA
| Course (no. in cohort) | Programme | Student level involved | Setting | Number of students (N = 149) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine-Paediatric | Peer tutoring on paediatric clinical examination skills | Year 5 as “peer learners” | clinical | Year 5 cohort (n = 41) |
| Y5 (120) | Year 6 as “peer tutors” | Year 6 cohort (n = 12) | ||
| Y6 (180) | ||||
| Nursing | Peer tutoring on clinical communication skills | Year 1 as “peer learners” | clinical | Year 1 cohort (n = 4) |
| Y1 (35) | Year 2 as “peer tutors” | Year 2 cohort (n = 5) | ||
| Y2 (10) | ||||
| Podiatric Medicine | Peer tutoring ON clinical consultation skills | Year 3 as “peer learners” | clinical | Year 3 cohort (n = 3) |
| Y3 (40) | Year 4 as “peer tutors” | Year 4 cohort (n = 3) | ||
| Y4 (30) | ||||
| Pharmacy (N = 30) | Peer verbal feedback on referencing and critical writing skills | Year 2 as “peer assessors” | class room | Year 2 cohort (n = 28) |
| Health sciences (N =40) | Peer written feedback on developing data collection tool | Year 3 as “peer assessors” | class room | Year 3 cohort (n = 22) |
| Dentistry (N = 45) | Peer feedback on case presentation | Year 4 as “peer assessors” | class room | Year 4 cohort (n = 31) |