Developing Medical Students as Educators: A Course Applying Teaching and Learning Theory to Question Writing

Med Sci Educ. 2023 Oct 9;33(6):1455-1457. doi: 10.1007/s40670-023-01910-z. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Abstract

There is a need for formal students-as-teachers education with authentic application. We report on a course that teaches and models effective educational theory. Students applied theory by writing questions with answer explanations which were incorporated into an online educational platform used by first-year medical students.

Keywords: Educational strategies; Question writing; Undergraduate medical education.