Perceived teaching quality between near-peer and academic tutors in an osteopathic practical skills class

Teaching quality of near-peer tutors and ATs is comparable at the end of a 12-week teaching period in a first year osteopathic practical skills subject. Although the mean near-peer tutors ratings were lower than the ATs at week 5, with increasing experience and confidence of the near-peer tutors these differences largely resolved by week 12. NPT should be considered for osteopathic practical skills subjects in the early years of the training program.