RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A student-centred, problem-based curriculum: 5 years' experience
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 1567
OP 1572
VO 148
IS 9
A1 J. E. Des Marchais
YR 1993
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/148/9/1567.abstract
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.