Peer learning collaboration enhances student knowledge
COLLABORATION: The sessions created a valuable platform for academic exchange and interdisciplinary engagement.
Tuesday, 07 October 2025
Fourth-year BSc Diagnostic Ultrasound students recently conducted peer learning tutorials for their counterparts in the BSc Medical Emergency Sciences (EMS) programme.
Coordinated through collaboration between lecturers of both programmes, these sessions created a valuable platform for academic exchange and interdisciplinary engagement.
Peer learning is an important part of the teaching and learning philosophy at CPUT, as it enhances student engagement, develops leadership and communication skills, and fosters deeper understanding through shared knowledge.
The tutorials took place in the Diagnostic Ultrasound (DU) Clinical Skills Laboratory, where the DU students performed chest and abdominal ultrasound examinations, including explaining the techniques to the EMS students.
“Following each demonstration, the EMS students were encouraged to apply their learning by performing the scans themselves.” said, Dr Maria Hartnick, lecturer in the Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences Department.
A key focus of the tutorials was the FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma) protocol, a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) technique designed to rapidly identify life-threatening conditions in the prehospital environment. This skill is an essential component of emergency medical practice, equipping EMS professionals with the ability to provide real-time imaging to decrease diagnosis times, improve procedural accuracy, and expedite treatment for various conditions in critical care.”
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