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Huhn D, Eckart W, Karimian-Jazi K, et al. Voluntary peer-led exam preparation course for international first year students: Tutees' perceptions. BMC Med Educ. 2015;15:106doi: 10.1186/s12909-015-0391-5.
Huhn, D., Eckart, W., Karimian-Jazi, K., Amr, A., Herzog, W., & Nikendei, C. (2015). Voluntary peer-led exam preparation course for international first year students: Tutees' perceptions. BMC medical education, 15106. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-015-0391-5
Huhn, Daniel, et al. "Voluntary peer-led exam preparation course for international first year students: Tutees' perceptions." BMC medical education vol. 15 (2015): 106. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-015-0391-5
Huhn D, Eckart W, Karimian-Jazi K, Amr A, Herzog W, Nikendei C. Voluntary peer-led exam preparation course for international first year students: Tutees' perceptions. BMC Med Educ. 2015 Jun 18;15:106. doi: 10.1186/s12909-015-0391-5. PMID: 26084490; PMCID: PMC4477474.
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BMC Med Educ. 2015 Jun 18;15:106. doi: 10.1186/s12909-015-0391-5.

Voluntary peer-led exam preparation course for international first year students: Tutees' perceptions.

BMC medical education

Daniel Huhn, Wolfgang Eckart, Kianush Karimian-Jazi, Ali Amr, Wolfgang Herzog, Christoph Nikendei

Affiliations

  1. Department for General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Thibautstraße 2, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany. [email protected].
  2. Institute for History and Ethics in Medicine, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. [email protected].
  3. Tutors of Heidelberg's Tutorial for International Medical Students (HeiTiMed), Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. [email protected].
  4. Tutors of Heidelberg's Tutorial for International Medical Students (HeiTiMed), Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. [email protected].
  5. Department for General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Thibautstraße 2, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany. [email protected].
  6. Department for General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Thibautstraße 2, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany. [email protected].

PMID: 26084490 PMCID: PMC4477474 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0391-5

Abstract

BACKGROUND: While the number of international students has increased over the last decade, such students face diverse challenges due to language and cultural barriers. International medical students suffer from personal distress and a lack of support. Their performance is significantly lower than non-international peers in clinical examinations. We investigated whether international students benefit from a peer-led exam preparation course.

METHODS: An exam preparation course was designed, and relevant learning objectives were defined. Two evaluations were undertaken: Using a qualitative approach, tutees (N = 10) were asked for their thoughts and comments in a semi-structured interview at the end of the semester. From a quantitative perspective, all participants (N = 22) were asked to complete questionnaires at the end of each course session.

RESULTS: International students reported a range of significant benefits from the course as they prepared for upcoming exams. They benefited from technical and didactic, as well as social learning experiences. They also considered aspects of the tutorial's framework helpful.

CONCLUSION: Social and cognitive congruence seem to be the key factors to success within international medical students' education. If tutors have a migration background, they can operate as authentic role models. Furthermore, because they are still students themselves, they can offer support using relevant and understandable language.

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