https://www.selleckchem.com/ It facilitated higher level thinking and a self-reflection of students' own patient presentations. Most students felt that they received constructive feedback from peers (82%) that helped them improve their patient presentation skills (72%). However, students were more trusting of TAs' skills in assessing patient presentations (76% versus 93%, p  less then  0.001). Some students were concerned about the specificity and criticalness of feedback they received from peers. SUMMARY Peer assessment is a useful pedagogical strategy for providing formative feedback to students in learning patient presentations skills in the classroom setting. Students may benefit from additional training to improve the quality of feedback in peer assessment. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The main aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a structured classroom debate format on teaching antimicrobial stewardship. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY AND SETTING An active learning approach using a debate format was implemented to engage students in infectious diseases concepts to further develop critical thinking skills. This was a one-group, pre- and posttest design conducted in third year pharmacy students enrolled at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy Georgia campus. A ten-item assessment survey was used prior to and after the course to evaluate student knowledge. Student perception of skill development was assessed by a survey using a five-point Likert scale. The skills assessed included critical thinking, communication, public speaking, research/drug information, and teamwork. FINDINGS Thirty-three students participated in the six debates over the course of the semester. There was a statistically significant increase in post-knowledge assessment mean score (75%) compared to pre-knowledge assessment mean score (45%). The post-course survey showed improved confidence in perception of skills in all of the areas assessed. SUMMARY The structured cl