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Twelve Tips

Twelve tips for running successful junior doctor-led teaching programmes for medical students

Nigel Tapiwa MabvuureBrighton and Sussex Medical School, UK; NIGEL T. MABVUURE is a final year medical student at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. He has been a peer teacher for junior medical students and has been offered an Academic Foundation Programme training post (2013–2015) in the West of Scotland.Correspondence[email protected]
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Jeremy RodriguesNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; JEREMY RODRIGUES is a plastic surgery registrar who holds a National Training number in the Yorkshire & The Humber deanery. He is currently working towards a PhD degree in Nottingham, supported by The British Society for Surgery of The Hand and NICE. He co-developed and ran the southeast Scotland Foundation Doctor Teaching Programme.
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Alex CumberworthBrighton and Sussex Medical School, UK; ALEX CUMBERWORTH is a final year medical student at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. He has delivered anatomy teaching to first and second year students, as well as helping to establish and deliver an OSCE-focused revision programme for third year students. He has been offered an Academic Foundation Programme training post (2013–2015) in London.
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Mohammad MahmudBrighton and Sussex Medical School, UK;Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, UK; MOHAMMAD MAHMUD is an academic foundation year 2 doctor, who is running the regional teaching programme for final year students in the southeast of England. He received the South Thames Foundation School teaching and leadership award in 2012, as well as receiving the Top Teachers award from BSMS.
Pages 628-632 | Received 31 Jul 2012, Accepted 18 Feb 2013, Published online: 02 Apr 2013

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