Improving Workplace-Based Learning for Undergraduate Medical Students

Improving Workplace-Based Learning for Undergraduate Medical Students

Workplace-based learning is considered as one of the most effective way of translating medical theory into clinical practice. Although employed traditionally at postgraduate level, this strategy can be used in undergraduate students coming for clerkships in clinical departments. There are many challenges to workplace learning such as, unfavorable physical environment, lack of interest by clinic...

Teaching learning disability to undergraduate medical students

Problem-based learning in medical informatics for undergraduate medical students: An experiment in two medical schools

PURPOSE The objective of this work was to assess problem-based learning (PBL) as a method for teaching information and communication technology in medical informatics (MI) courses. A study was conducted in the Schools of Medicine of Rennes and Rouen (France) with third-year medical students. METHODS The "PBL-in-MI" sessions included a first tutorial group meeting, then personal work, followed...

Experience-based learning: a model linking the processes and outcomes of medical students' workplace learning.

OBJECTIVE To develop a model linking the processes and outcomes of workplace learning. METHODS We synthesised a model from grounded theory analysis of group discussions before and after experimental strengthening of medical students' workplace learning. The research was conducted within a problem-based clinical curriculum with little early workplace experience, involving 24 junior and 12 seni...

Learning outcomes and tutoring in problem based-learning: how do undergraduate medical students perceive them?

OBJECTIVES To explore opinions of undergraduate medical students regarding learning outcomes of the instructional strategy of Problem Based Learning (PBL). In addition their views were sought about the role of tutors and qualities of effective tutors. METHOD This was a cross-sectional, questionnaire based study which was conducted in two colleges of Medicine, Central region, Saudi Arabia duri...