Effectiveness of the Modified Peyton’s Method inTeaching Acid-Fast Staining for Phase II Indian Medical Graduates

Introduction: Indian medical graduates are given hands-on training in fundament microbiology techniques, including Gram’sstaining, Ziehl–Neelsen staining, Albert’s staining, and Stool examination. Most of thecolleges follow the traditional ‘see one-do one’ method. An interesting method of teaching which is gaining importance in recent years is Peyton’s method which is designed for a 1:1 student-teacher ratio. This study seeks to assess the effectiveness of the modified Peyton’s method compared to the ‘see one, do one’ approach.Material and Methods: A study will be conducted with 36 students in the experimental group being taught using a modified Peyton’s method, while a control group of 35 students will be taught using the “see one, do one” method. The faculty will objectively assess the students’ performance as part of the study.Results: The study group significantly outperformed the control group in acid-fast staining.Conclusions: This study demonstrates that the modified Peyton’s method is more effective in teaching practical skills to students compared to How to cite this article:Balaji V K, Anto P V, Suppiah V N. Effectivenessof the Modified Peyton’s Method inTeachingAcid-Fast Staining for Phase II Indian MedicalGraduates. Chettinad Health City Med J.2025;14(4):11-15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2278.2044.202543the traditional “see one, do one” method. The outcome of this methodis beneficial to both students and teachers, as per feedback providedby the students and tutors.