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Objective: Previous research on problem-based learning (PBL) describes that videotaped observations develop meaningful insights into cognitive processes in tutorial groups. Analysis regarding the amount of prior knowledge on learning achievement has not been investigated in medical education so far, although both are key factors of PBL success. Thus, we intended to analyse videos of digital problem-based learning (dPBL) sessions, focusing on knowledge acquisition and interaction dynamics among groups with different levels of prior knowledge to reveal any distinctions. Methods: This study employed a pilot design by dividing 60 dental students into twelve subgroups with less or more prior knowledge, determined by a pre-semester multiple choice test (MCQ). The groups engaged in videotaped dPBL cases, which were examined regarding group interactions and tutor effectiveness. The learning achievement was assessed through a post-semester MCQ, an oral and practical exam. Results: The video analysis showed that dPBL groups with less prior knowledge achieved significantly higher tutor effectiveness and group interaction utterances, but that the percentage of time in which utterances occurred was similar in both groups. Related to the MCQ results, the students with less prior knowledge learned four times more than those with profound previous abilities, but no significant difference was found in the results of the oral exam and practical exam. Conclusions: The interaction dynamics in dPBL depend on the group's amount of prior knowledge. Especially groups including participants with less prior knowledge seemed to benefit from dPBL in comparison to groups with more prior knowledge. The dPBL groups acquired knowledge in different ways during the courses but, finally, all students arrived at a similar level of knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Developing diagnostic competence is a central task in teacher education but faces two major challenges: First, there is little room in large university courses for the application of theoretical knowledge necessary for competence acquisition. Second, practicing diagnostic actions in real situations can have serious negative consequences in case of diagnostic errors. A digital simulation can meet both challenges and thereby enhance educational processes. This study evaluated a digital simulation to promote diagnostic competence in preservice teachers, comparing it to two control groups: a problem-based setting and a lecture-based setting. Results show positive effects for the digital simulation regarding self-determined motivation, but a lower knowledge gain compared to the lecture. Self-efficacy increased equally in all three learning environments. Thus, in the form investigated in this study, a digital simulation offers at least a small amount of added value to teacher education in the area of competency development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The Reformed Medical Curriculum (RMC) at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin was launched in autumn 1999, while medical schools in Canada, the United States, Scotland, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia already had adapted educational reforms in medical education many years before ,. For eleven years, 63 medical students per year trained at the Faculty in accordance with international standards governing the RMC. It was the first and perhaps most revolutionary reformed medical curriculum at a German university after the commencement of "Modellklausel", a new section in the Licensing Regulations for Doctors (Approbationsordnung für Ärztinnen und Ärzte) in 1999 that paved the way for fundamental reforms within undergraduate medical education in Germany. The idea was to establish and test a "pilot project of a fundamental reform of medical education in Germany" , thus aligning Germany with international developments and establishing a model for other reform initiatives. The first part of the article will provide an overview of how the RMC were able to emerge. It reports who initiated the project and why, who kept it running and encountered opposition and what were the social and political conditions. The second part of the article describes the principles that were fundamental for the development of the RMC. The third part illustrates the quality assurance measures, and the final section covers the termination of the RMC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The Aachen model study course in medicine was developed in response to a negative appraisal of the Faculty of Medicine of the RWTH Aachen University by the Science Council in 2000. The aim is to create graduates who are capable of further training and can work in evidence-based and patient-centered health care while incorporating scientific findings. Methodology: In 2003 the medical degree was fully switched over to the model study course format. This means an annual cohort size of about 280 students. These go through a modularized and integrated curriculum, which is designed as a learning spiral. This requires a special interdisciplinary collaboration of teachers and curriculum planners. In addition to the modules, longitudinal elements such as workplace-based examinations, communication or practical skills are embedded in the curriculum. Results: The state exam results of the Aachen graduates have already improved significantly even for the first cohort and the university has been able to maintain an almost uninterrupted high level from 2008 to 2018. The students satisfaction with the model course is not only evident in the student course assessment and qualitative group discussions but also in various national rankings. Conclusion: The complete redesign of the course starting from the first semester onwards posed major challenges for all those involved in the faculty. The implementation of a completely reformed curriculum, such as the model study course, can only succeed through constructive cooperation of the various stakeholders at a faculty. The reorientation was able to address the major flaws of the 2002 report by the Science Council, student dissatisfaction and the poor performance in the nationwide state exams. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Faculty of Medicine of the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) introduced a model study course in medicine (MSM) in the winter semester 2003. For 9 consecutive years, 42 out of 280 first year students at the Ruhr University Bochum had the opportunity to begin their studies in the model study course in medicine. The places were allocated amongst the applicants internally through a raffle. The MSM was consistently problem-, practice- and patient-oriented and largely did away with lectures, broke with the distinction between a pre-clinical and clinical phase and tested basic knowledge in equivalent integrated exams focusing on clinical application. Following a comparative evaluation of the standard degree course (RSM) and the MSM, the faculty merged the two degree courses into the Integrated Reformed Medical Curriculum (IRMC), which has been on offer since 2013 and is characterized by a topic-oriented hybrid curriculum. This article examines experiences relating to the origins, conception and introduction of the MSM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Wenn die akademische Lehre dem Anspruch "Bildung durch Wissenschaft" gerecht werden will, muss sie forschungsorientiert gestaltet sein. Die Kennzeichnung "forschungsorientiert" aber ist ebenso mehrdeutig wie die verwandten Begriffe problem-, fall- oder projektorientiert. Der Beitrag widmet sich diesen semantischen Unklarheiten und leistet dabei auch einen Beitrag zur Präzisierung des "forschenden Lernens", das als didaktisches Konzept derzeit wieder viel diskutiert wird. Schließlich wird ein Modell akademischer Lehre vorgestellt, welches verschiedene Beziehungen zwischen Forschen und Lernen beschreibt und sowohl einen theoretischen Impuls leisten als auch die Lehrpraxis unterstützen will. 30.09.2016 | Gabi Reinmann (Hamburg)

Problemorientierten Lernumgebungen wird hohes Potential für den Erwerb von anwendbarem Wissen zugeschrieben. Deshalb wurden lehrerbildende Seminare im Fach Psychologie im Sinne einer problemorientierten Didaktik umstrukturiert. Wir berichten über die Umsetzung im Rahmen regulärer Präsenzveranstaltungen und über die Rückmeldungen der Studierenden, die zu ihrer Zufriedenheit, ihrem subjektivem Lernerfolg und ihren Transfererwartungen befragt wurden. Die Ergebnisse sind weitgehend positiv, zeigen aber auch Optimierungsbedarf. Besonders wichtig scheinen die Bearbeitung von Problemstellungen in multiplen Anwendungskontexten sowie die Angleichung von Lernumgebung und Vorwissen der Studierenden. 13.05.2016 | Laura Hemker, Claudia Prescher & Susanne Narciss (Dresden)

Objective: In order to address well-known challenges in dementia care, an inter-professional course was developed to improve medical students' and nursing students' competencies in the provision of evidence-based care for people with dementia. The course comprises lectures, problem-based learning (PbL) tutorials and visitations to care facilities. A pilot study was conducted to evaluate the acceptance and feasibility of the inter-professional course. Methodology: Alongside preliminary implementation of the newly developed course, a pre-post survey was carried out involving all participating students. The questionnaire contained standardized and open-ended questions on participants' views regarding the quality and relevance of several course components and characteristics. The data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics. Results: When the course was offered the first time, multiple barriers became evident, leading to premature course termination and subsequent revision of the curriculum. When the revised course was offered, 10 medical students and 8 nursing students participated. The course proved feasible, and the median overall quality was rated as "2" (IQR 2-3) at a rating scale ranging from 1 (very good) to 6 (inadequate). Following aspects were most frequently judged positively: the course's inter-professional scope, the visitations to care facilities and the PbL tutorials. Potential for improvement was particularly noted with regard to a more distinct focus on well-defined, mainly practical learning outcomes. There were no indications of systematic between-group differences in the medical and nursing students' perceptions of the course program. Conclusions: The results confirmed the feasibility of the inter-professional course on dementia care and the relevance of its inter-professional scope. However, to ensure sustainable course implementation in the long term, further program adaptations based on current findings and further evaluation studies focusing on objective parameters of the process and outcome quality are required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[english] Objective: The present questionnaire survey investigated student reception of problem-based learning (PBL) in the orthodontic curriculum with regard to acceptance, sense of purpose and motivation, knowledge and understanding, as well as tutorial support.Methods: Over a period of two terms, we compared two different didactic methods (PBL and short presentations) by randomizing the participants of a course on orthodontic diagnostics into two different groups, who inversed methods after the first term. Results: The two student groups did not show any significant differences with regard to assessments or examination performance. Therefore, acceptance of the PBL concept seems to be mainly associated with the motivation of individuals to use this method. The higher the motivation, the more positive is the attitude towards the PBL concept. Students seem to work more constructively and efficiently with PBL if they can judge the concept meaningful for themselves.Conclusion: In consideration of the relevant literature and the present results, PBL can be principally integrated into the dental curriculum as a method of learning. However, student motivation is vital to learning success.[german] Ziel: In der vorliegenden Fragebogenstudie wurde die studentische Rezeption des problemorientierten Lernens (POL) im Curriculum der Kieferorthopädie hinsichtlich Akzeptanz, Sinn/Motivation, Wissen/Verstehen und tutorieller Unterstützung) untersucht. Methode: Es erfolgte eine Gegenüberstellung zweier verschiedener didaktischer Methoden (POL, Kurzreferate) bei der Durchführung des kieferorthopädischen Diagnostikkurses in einem randomisierten Zwei-Gruppen-Plan über zwei Semester, in dem die Reihenfolge der Methoden variiert wurde. Ergebnisse: Es konnten keine Unterschiede zwischen den Gruppen bezüglich ihrer Einschätzungen und Prüfungsleistungen gefunden werden. Es zeigt sich, dass die Akzeptanz des POL hauptsächlich mit der individuellen Motivation zum POL zusammenhängt. Je höher die Motivation, desto positiver die Einstellung. Die Studierenden können mit der Methode effektiver und konstruktiver arbeiten, wenn sie selbst motiviert sind bzw. für sich einen Sinn in POL erkennen. Schlussfolgerung: Unter Berücksichtigung des Literaturstudiums und der vorliegenden Ergebnisse ist das POL grundsätzlich als Lehrmethode in die zahnmedizinische Ausbildung integrierbar. Die Motivation der Studierenden stellt einen entscheidenden Faktor für den Lernerfolg dar.

Wissenschaftlichkeit und Beschäftigungsfähigkeit sind komplementäre universitäre Bildungsziele und Kompetenzorientierung ist ein Gestaltungsprinzip zeitgemäßer Hochschullehre. Am Beispiel einer berufsfeldorientierten Methodenlehre mit Geographischen Informationssystemen (GIS) stellt dieser Beitrag ein erprobtes und auf andere Disziplinen übertragbares Lehr-/ Lernkonzept vor, das Studierende bei der Entwicklung von Kompetenzen unterstützt. Die kompetenzorientierte Gestaltung von Projektarbeit und Gruppenarbeit durch adäquate Aufgabenstellungen und die Strukturierung des Lehr-/Lernprozesses durch kumulativen Kompetenzaufbau sind zentrale Bestandteile des Konzepts. 19.10.2012 | Angela Hof (Bochum)

[english] Since the summer term 2009 the study project „Patientensicherheit – Der klinische Umgang mit Patienten- und Eingriffsverwechslungen sowie Medikationsfehlern“ (Patient Safety – the clinical handling of patients – and mistaking of procedures as well as medication errors) is offered within the Modellstudiengang Medizin. Seminars on patient safety in Germany so far mainly address trained doctors and health economists. In contrast, this study project on patient safety should at an early stage contribute to a “culture of discussing and preventing mistakes” – an aspect that is little established in clinical medicine, but also in medical training. For this purpose, a broad variety of courses was developed, which – relying on problem-oriented learning – enables the students to analyse so-called adverse events (AE) and develop adequate prevention measures on the basis of the insights gained by this analysis. Therefore, theoretical lessons are complemented by discussing prototypical clinical cases. These discussions are moderated by experienced clinicians. After completing the seminar, students showed a significant increase (comparison of means) in the self-assessed qualifications „Wissen zu Patientensicherheit“ (Knowledge of Patient Safety) and „Wahrnehmung von Risikosituationen“ (Appreciation of Risk Situations). All in all, the students rated their training success with a grade of 1.5 (good).[german] Seit dem Sommersemester 2009 wird im Rahmen des Modellstudiengangs Medizin der RWTH Aachen das Lehrprojekt „Patientensicherheit – Der klinische Umgang mit Patienten- und Eingriffsverwechslungen sowie Medikationsfehlern“ angeboten Seminare zur Patientensicherheit in Deutschland zielen bislang vor allem auf ausgebildete Ärzte und Gesundheitsökonomen ab. Demgegenüber soll das Lehrprojekt Patientensicherheit einen frühzeitigen Beitrag zu einer „Kultur der Fehlerdiskussion und -vermeidung“ leisten – ein Aspekt, der bisher in der klinischen Medizin, aber auch in der medizinischen Ausbildung wenig etabliert ist. Dazu wurde ein thematisch breit angelegtes Lehrangebot erarbeitet, das die Studierenden auf der Grundlage des problemorientierten Lernens befähigt, sog. Unerwünschte Ereignisse (UE) zu analysieren und – auf der Basis der so gewonnenen Erkenntnisse – geeignete Präventionsmaßnahmen zu entwickeln. Theoretische Lerneinheiten werden ergänzt durch Besprechungen prototypischer klinischer Fälle, die von erfahrenen Klinikern moderiert werden. Bei den selbsteingeschätzten Kompetenzen „Wissen zu Patientensicherheit“ und „Wahrnehmung von Risikosituationen“ wiesen die Studierenden nach Abschluss des Seminars einen signifikanten Zuwachs (Mittelwertvergleich) auf. Insgesamt bewerteten die Studierenden ihren Lernerfolg mit gut (1,5).

[english] Profound conceptual knowledge in evidence based medicine is required as basic competence for practising physicians. Therefore contents of courses in medical statistics have moved from mere biostatistical methods to practice oriented concepts like EbM. To train these competences a course for medical statistics was developed and implemented. In 2003 and 2004 a class of medical students (n=56) in a parallel problem based curriculum at Hamburg Medical School participated in their fifth semester at the three week problem based learning (PBL) course "The scientific approach". Course quality and learning objectives were evaluated by questionnaire and exams. Results show that students feel to have reached the learning objectives, feel enabled to understand and to critically appraise relevant literature, and feel well prepared for their own scientific work. Course contents were judged from satisfying to good. The following items were rated very positively: learning objectives, clinical orientation of the course, integration of subjects, positive learning climate, and content and organization of the course. Exam results were above average. Positive evaluation and exam results recommend this course as blueprint for teaching and learning evidence based biostatistics in medical education. [german] Einleitung: Profundes konzeptionelles Wissen in der „Evidenzbasierten Medizin“ stellt heutzutage eine Basiskompetenz für klinisch tätige Ärzte dar. Als Konsequenz daraus entwickelten sich Lehrinhalte der studentischen Ausbildung in der Biomathematik von der reinen Lehre statistischer Methoden zu praxisorientierten Konzepten, wie dem der evidenzbasierten Medizin. Zur Vermittlung dieser Fähigkeiten wurde ein neues Blockkurskonzept unter modernen lerndidaktischen Erkenntnissen entwickelt und erprobt. Methode: Zwei Studienjahrgänge (n=56) des Modellstudiengangs Medizin der Universität Hamburg in Deutschland nahmen 2003 und 2004 im fünften Hochschulsemester an einem dreiwöchigen Blockkurs „Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten“ auf der lerndidaktischen Grundlage des problemorientierten Lernens teil. Kursqualität und Lernziele wurden mittels Fragebögen und Prüfungen evaluiert. Ergebnisse: Die Evaluationsergebnisse zeigten, dass die Studierenden aus eigener Sicht die definierten Lernziele erreicht haben: Sie fühlten sich in der Lage relevante Literatur zu verstehen und kritisch zu beurteilen. Darüber hinaus fühlten sie sich auf eigenes wissenschaftliches Arbeiten vorbereitet. Die einzelnen inhaltlichen Ausbildungsabschnitte wurden insgesamt als befriedigend bis gut beurteilt. Besonders positiv wurden die Lernziele, die klinische Ausrichtung, die Vernetzung der einzelnen Fächer, die positive Lehr- und Lernatmosphäre sowie die inhaltliche Ausgestaltung und organisatorische Struktur des Blockkurses evaluiert. Die Prüfungsergebnisse fielen überdurchschnittlich gut aus. Zusammenfassung: Die positiven Evalutions- und Prüfungsergebnisse sprechen dafür, dass der Kurs „Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten“ als „Blueprint“ für das Erlernen wesentlicher Fähig- und Fertigkeiten der evidenzbasierten Medizin für Studierende der Medizin dienen kann.

Background: In German Hospitals there is a lack of medical personnel and doctors in particular. Clinical specialities and hospitals are in competition for students and young doctors and these, in turn, have clear cut demands regarding working conditions and professional training. To date there is considerable heterogeneity regarding clinical teaching in neurology between different German universities. There are no data available for systematic comparison. Material and methods: This article presents for the first time data from a survey on academic teaching in neurology in German university hospitals. Results and conclusion: The data show that many faculties are dedicated to modern and practical teaching methods and have employed state of the art examinations and progress tests. Further and ongoing efforts will be needed in order to inspire medical students and young doctors for this interesting clinical speciality. Connecting individual formats and networking between universities, teaching hospitals, including novel developments together with the young neurologists will help to structure our efforts and increase sustained attractiveness of clinical neurology for the following generations of young doctors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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[english] The "Early Patient Contact" is a relatively new "Teaching Concept" enabling students to receive an insight early on their studies about patient contact and treatment possibilities. Within the one year visiting program the students had "Hands-on" experience with "real patients". Through accompanying lectures using the "Problem-based learning method" (PBL) students were able to learn about the principles of Community Medicine/Dentistry within the Health Service, and about population relevant illnesses. An evaluation form part of a Questionaire made evident that it is possible to provide considerable improvement of the medical/dental education as regards communication skills and understanding of the patients' perceptions, by letting the student establish contact with patients at the very beginning of the curriculum. The students found that experience of high importance. [german] Das Lehrkonzept "Der Frühe Patientenkontakt" für den Studiengang der Zahnmedizin wird im Rahmen der Community Medicine/Dentistry an der Universität Greifswald durchgeführt. Die Lehreinheit erstreckt sich über die ersten vier vorklinischen Semester. Die wesentliche Zielstellung besteht darin, den Studierenden bereits zu Beginn des Zahnmedizinstudiums einen Patientenkontakt zu ermöglichen und somit das Zahnmedizinstudium frühzeitig patientennah zu gestalten. Sie lernen einen "Echt-Patienten" und dessen Lebenssituation über den Zeitraum von einem Jahr kennen. Anhand von begleitenden Vorlesungen und Seminaren wird das Prinzip der Community Medicine/Dentistry erläutert und die Studierenden werden mit bevölkerungsrelevanten Erkrankungen und Gesundheitsstrukturen bekannt gemacht. Dabei wird unter anderem die Lehrmethode "Problemorientiertes Lernen" angewendet. Das Lehrprojekt wird zu Beginn und zum Abschluss mittels eines speziellen Evaluationsbogens ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Studierenden den "Frühen Patientenkontakt" zu Beginn des Studiums mehrheitlich positiv bewerten. Das Projekt ermöglicht den Teilnehmern erste Erfahrungen im dialogischen Beziehungsaufbau und einen Einblick in die komplexe Persönlichkeitsstruktur eines "echten Patienten". Die Studierenden halten es für wichtig, bereits frühzeitig reale "Patientenwirklichkeiten" kennen zu lernen.

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Background: The improvement of medical education is at the center of efforts to reform the studies of medicine. Furthermore, an excellent teaching program for students is a quality feature of medical universities. Besides teaching of disease-specific contents, the acquisition of interpersonal and decision-making skills is important. However, the cognitive style of senior physicians leading to a diagnosis cannot easily be taught. Therefore, the following study aimed at examining whether specific training in iterative hypothesis testing (IHT) may improve the correctness of the diagnostic process. Materials and methods: Seventy-one medical students in their 9th-11th terms were randomized to medical teaching as usual or to IHT training for 4 weeks. The intervention group received specific training according to the method of IHT. All students were examined by a multiple choice (MC) exam and additionally by simulated patients (SP). The SPs were instructed to represent either a patient with depression and comorbid anxiety and substance use disorder (SP1) or to represent a patient with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and acute suicidal tendencies (SP2). Results: All students identified the diagnosis of major depression in the SPs, but IHT-trained students recognized more diagnostic criteria. Furthermore, IHT-trained students recognized acute suicide tendencies in SP2 more often and identified more comorbid psychiatric disorders. The results of the MC exam were comparable in both groups. An analysis of the satisfaction with the different training programs revealed that the IHT training received a better appraisal. Conclusions: Our results point to the role of IHT in teaching diagnostic skills. However, the results of the MC exam were not influenced by IHT training. Furthermore, our results show that students are in need of training in practical clinical skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Problem-based learning (PBL) emphasizes the student's individual needs, their ability to solve complex clinical problems, and a professional attitude that facilitates communication among colleagues. Thus, PBL appears to provide a perfectly suitable didactic format for postgraduate training of medical specialties. To date, it is only rarely used in this area though. In a pilot project, we implemented PBL into the curriculum of postgraduate training in psychiatry and psychotherapy, and evaluated the program over a period of 12 months, using structured questionnaires. A total of 41 PBL courses were held, with 447 residents participating. Participants as well as tutors assessed 19 of 21 aspects as good or very good (5-point Likert scale, mean value >4). Overall, PBL was rated as highly suitable for advanced training (participants: 4.5±0.8; tutors: 5.0±0.2). The results of this pilot project suggest that PBL might be a useful element of multifaceted advanced training programs, strengthening their practical component and the applicability of knowledge in the daily clinical routine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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