%0 Journal Article
%T Medical Students and peer support: a discussion based on findings from a BMSc research project
%A Jocelyn Dick
%J Scottish Universities Medical Journal
%D 2012
%I University of Dundee
%X Little evidence of support schemes available to students following examination failure exists. Peer assisted learning initiatives in medical education have been shown to increase students¡¯ engagement with learning and optimise academic achievement. The role of peers in supporting medical students has not been formally explored at the University of Dundee, where this study was conducted.
%K medical students
%K peer support
%K examination support
%U http://sumj.dundee.ac.uk/data/uploads/volume1/SUMJVol1-p14-22.pdf