Study: Peer Feedback Increases Hospitalist Teaching Confidence

Hospitalists, who often provide clinical teaching in internal medicine, are more likely to display confidence while teaching if they receive feedback from their peers, according to an article in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Researchers administered surveys to hospitalists acting as both teachers and peer evaluators both before and after hospitalists received peer feedback on their teaching skills.

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After the peer-reviewing exercise, hospitalists reported more confidence in assessing colleagues' teaching skills and giving feedback. In addition, hospitalists felt more able to teach students and residents. Researchers noted that while hospitalists may feel more confident with peer review, it is unclear whether this leads to better educational outcomes for students and residents.

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