The pedagogical internship track: a two-month near-peer teaching curriculum within Swedish medical internship.¶
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Evidence · 6 claims (5 for, 1 against) · 1 study (1 qualitative),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 6 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A voluntary faculty development program launched in 2018 at a regional non-university hospital in Western Sweden, designed as a near-peer teaching program for junior doctors. It includes formal coursework in pedagogical skills and feedback, clinical teacher training at the University of Gothenburg, and simulation training at the hospital's simulation center. The article states: "In total the curriculum is two months, spread over the 1.5-year-long internship." Participants supervise peers and medical students in clinical settings and simulations.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Managed and financed by head program directors for the hospital group
- Candidates with documented interest in and merit for teaching
Constraints¶
- Originally four candidates per year (2018–2022), expanded to eight per year from 2022 to meet demand for supervisors and simulation facilitators
Target Learners¶
- Junior doctors during the mandatory Swedish internship (AT)
Learning Goals¶
- Clinical supervision of medical students and peers
- Simulation design, facilitation, and debriefing
- Feedback competencies
Claims¶
- The near-peer structure of the track was perceived to create a psychologically safe learning environment that facilitated peer teaching. [+W]
- Participants reported logistical and administrative burdens associated with orchestrating teaching events. [-W]
- The program fostered professional legitimacy, including influence over the educational environment and perceived career advantage. [+W]
- Participants reported acquiring a pedagogical toolbox of simulation, feedback, and teaching-orchestration skills through the internship track. [+W]
- Participants reported markedly improved feedback skills as the most tangible improvement from the program. [+W]
- Participants described developing a clinical teacher identity, growing confidence, and taking on new educational roles after the program. [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Ramo Thomas, Pålsson Paul, Wallberg Hanna, Hult Helena Vallo. (2026). Developing early-career clinical educators – a qualitative study of a pedagogical internship track for junior doctors in Sweden. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09549-1
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The pedagogical internship track: a two-month near-peer teaching curriculum within Swedish medical internship. |
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A voluntary faculty development program launched in 2018 at a regional non-university hospital in Western Sweden, designed as a near-peer teaching program for junior doctors. |
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