Twelve tips for implementation of "student-as-teacher" programs

Much has been written about the learning benefits of peer teaching for medical trainees. What remains less certain is how practically to implement "Student-as-teacher" (SaT) programs combining teacher-skills training with hands-on teaching experiences for medical students to prepare them for their roles as teachers in residency and beyond. In this article, we address this gap by outlining twelve tips for the implementation of SaT programs based on review of the literature and our experience implementing SaT curricula at our institution. We have organized the tips into three domains (i.e. preimplementation, implementation and postimplementation) to encourage SaT coordinators to iteratively consider how to continually enhance SaT programs before, during and after their implementation.