Table 1
Themes in family medicine residents’ perceptions of near-peer clinical supervision in ambulatory care
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The senior resident experiences the greater benefit |
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Near-peer supervision promotes reflective cognitive changes in the senior resident |
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Near-peer supervision increases the senior resident’s confidence |
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Cognitive congruence is greater between near-peers than between staff physicians and residents |
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Near-peers seen as more approachable than staff faculty in the hospital setting but not in our ambulatory setting |
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Learning to supervise juniors learners should be an important but limited part of family medicine training |
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The experience should be made available to all interested residents |
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Direct staff supervision felt to be necessary |