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Peer visiting as a tool to enhance teaching and learning in post-graduate medical training

Posted by Prof. Valcinir Bedin on 23 Apr 2013 12:13:30 PM GMT

What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?
The main claim was to define the peer visit as a method of learning in a special post graduate medical training and it was achieved. It is very important to improve teaching and learning methods in medicine.
Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
Yes. In this special field hey are novel.
Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

Yes
Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

Yes
If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

The protocol the authors provided was followed.
Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

Yes. The methodology can be reproduced.
Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

The authors could extend their work in other fields than the family medicine.
Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?
Yes. It is outstanding because it points one method of learning that is growing inside medical teaching.
Other Comments:
No
Competing interests:
None
Invited by the author to review this article? :
No
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
References:
None
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

I am a medicine teacher and I have been teaching for over 30 years.
How to cite: Bedin V .Peer visiting as a tool to enhance teaching and learning in post-graduate medical training[Review of the article 'Peer Visiting as a Tool to Enhance Teaching and Learning in Post-Graduate Medical Training ' by Bell D].WebmedCentral 2013;4(4):WMCRW002701

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Peer Visiting - a new mode of learning in Medical training

Posted by Mr. Krishna Kumar Govindarajan on 18 Apr 2013 09:39:36 AM GMT

What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?
Peer Visiting encourages residents to develop self directed learning.
Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
Yes
Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

Yes
Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

Yes
If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

NA
Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

NA
Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

NA
Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?
NA
Other Comments:
The model is a new way of active learning possibly motivating the precepors too. Long term feedbacks may help to reinforce the result and help in developing more innovations to active self directed learning.
Competing interests:
None
Invited by the author to review this article? :
No
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
References:
None
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

Teaching students (MBBS & Nursing) & post graduate residents is an integral part of academics in our Department.
How to cite: Govindarajan K .Peer Visiting - a new mode of learning in Medical training[Review of the article 'Peer Visiting as a Tool to Enhance Teaching and Learning in Post-Graduate Medical Training ' by Bell D].WebmedCentral 2013;4(4):WMCRW002689

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