Payment with knowledge: A method for a training of anatomy near‐peer teachers and formation of future anatomists

Abstract

Peer-assisted learning (PAL) was defined as "people from similar social groups that are not professional teachers, helping each other to learn and learning by teaching". 1 Teaching has been one of the roles a physician must partake in teaching junior colleagues as a physician, a resident, a medical student, or as they teach their patients about diagnoses and treatments. The term 'doctor' also means 'teacher' in Latin. 2 However, formal education on how to teach has been generally lacking in the curricula throughout medical schools. [3][4][5][6][7] Near-peer teachers (NPTs) have often served in medical schools for problem-based sessions, clinical skill courses, and providing lectures on clinical content. 8 The interest in NPTs has been growing in medical and health education, as it provides several benefits for the NPTs, the learner, and the institution. [9][10][11][12] For the NPTs, the perceived benefits were improved knowledge and understanding of clinical relevance, development of facilitation, effective communication, teaching skills,

The body donation program in research and education at the UANL medical school

“…There is a high demand for bodies to cover undergraduate and postgraduate students' educational and research needs, near-peers, and continuous education programs 3,9,10 . The Gross Human Anatomy Department at the UANL coordinates dissection and prossection activities for 700-1,200 medical students per semester 6,11 .…”

“…The Gross Human Anatomy Department at the UANL coordinates dissection and prossection activities for 700-1,200 medical students per semester 6,11 . It provides clinical anatomy and basic surgical training to over 60 anatomy near-peers yearly 10,12 ; likewise, to over 60 anatomy research group members 9,13 and to residents from different specialties (surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, otorhinolaryngology, plastic surgery, dermatology, and ophthalmology, among others). For example, an applied clinical anatomy course is being developed for residents of neurology, gynecology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, trauma surgery, and interest in reproductive biology and dermatology.…”