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Using real patients in problem-based learning: students’ comments on the value of using real, as opposed to paper cases, in a problem-based learning module in general practice.
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Medical Education . Jan2001, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p27-34. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Objectives To explore the feasibility and value of using real patients as trigger material in problem-based learning (PBL). Design A questionnaire was given to all students participating in a PBL module including a question about ‘the added value of using real, as opposed to paper cases’, in problem-based learning. Resources used by students and assessment of feasibility were recorded by the course tutors. Setting A 7-week student-selected problem-based module in general practice in the fourth-year undergraduate medical curriculum, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Subjects 69 students participating in the module over 2 years. Results All students valued the use of real patients. A total of 10 categories were identified, all congruent with accepted educational principles for effective adult learning. Real patients stimulated the use of a very wide range of resources and imaginative presentation of what had been learned. Conclusion Real patients are potent trigger stimuli in problem-based learning. The use of real patients in this general practice-based module presented no organizational or ethical difficulties. Their use should be considered more widely. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PROBLEM-based learning
*MEDICAL education
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03080110
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Medical Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 5519376
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2923.2001.00841.x