Teenie Wong and Helen Xiao are Year 6 and Year 5 MBBS students who are lead organisers of the Near Peer Teaching (NPT) Program. Embarking on its third year, NPT represents the first systematic and large-scale peer teaching program in medical education in Hong Kong.

The NPT Program is a student-led initiative with faculty support. It has served over 300 pre-clinical students since its start in 2019 and is expanding to include clinical teaching. Senior students conduct Zoom tutorials for junior students in the pre-clinical phase, while case Discussion Workshops and bedside teachings are included in the clinical phase. The goal of NPT is to complement formal teaching methods, integrate knowledge, and bridge the gap between pre-clinical and clinical experience.