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ArticleInternational journal of applied & basic medical research2014

Modified case based learning: Our experience with a new module for pharmacology undergraduate teaching.

Kanchan Gupta, Shalini Arora, Sandeep Kaushal

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Article in International journal of applied & basic medical research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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Kanchan GuptaDepartment of Pharmacology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Shalini AroraDepartment of Pharmacology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Sandeep KaushalDepartment of Pharmacology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

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objectiveThe undergraduate teaching in pharmacology has always been a challenging task for medical teachers. Traditional lecture format is monotonous and a passive way of learning. There is a need to shift the educational focus from content centered to case based. In an effort to create interest and further improve the student learning, we have introduced simulated bedside teaching sessions as case based learning (CBL) module (modified CBL-[mCBL]) for 2(nd) professional MBBS students. MATERIALS AND

methodsA case scenario of a clinical disease condition was prepared in consultation with a clinician. During the session, the case was presented along with discussion on the disease process, its management and rational drug use. Students were encouraged to participate actively. After the session, students were requested to fill the feedback questionnaire anonymously (both open-ended questions and responses on Likert scale).

resultsAccording to the students, factors such as clinical orientation, interactivity and re-enforcement of important points helped them to learn better. Majority of the students (76.09%) found the sessions to be better than theory lectures and tutorials. The fact that the interactive component of departmental feedback (taken at the institutional level) has improved during the last 2 years could be attributed to the introduction of these sessions.

conclusionmCBL (in the presence of departmental faculty and concerned clinician) is a good method of integrating pharmacology with clinical subjects. To make such sessions more reliable, the next planned step is to assess the knowledge gained by the students during such sessions in the future.

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