PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J. E. Des Marchais
TI  - A student-centred, problem-based curriculum: 5 years' experience
DP  - 1993 May 01
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1567--1572
VI  - 148
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/148/9/1567.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/148/9/1567.full
SO  - CMAJ1993 May 01; 148
AB  - In 1987, the University of Sherbrooke's school of medicine implemented a student-centred, problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum. The experience of the first 5 years is reviewed; program goals, the schedule of learning activities, the instructional format and assessment of student learning are described. The new program is more demanding of teachers and requires better faculty training in pedagogy. No new financial resources have been available. The preclinical reform has led to revision of the clerkship, where sessions on clinical reasoning are now based on the PBL philosophy. Student reactions to the program are reported. The Sherbrooke experience has demonstrated that it is both possible and feasible to shift from a traditional to a problem-based curriculum.