Does Problem-Based Learning Improve Residents' Self-directed Learning?

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“…Additionally, the questionnaire used to assess self-directed learning included choices of numbers that subjects circled in response to each question. As correctly stated by Juul-Dam et al, 3 "there would be a lower potential for bias of interpretation" with this approach.…”

“…1 Limited data from pediatric institutions have shown a rate of approximately 6 per 100 employees per year. 2,3 In this report, we describe the occurrence of injuries from needlestick sharps in a pediatric teaching hospital. All reported percutaneous injuries sustained by health care workers (HCW) during an 8-year period from January 1993 through December 2000 were analyzed.…”

“…2,3 As data were collected during an 8-year period, we can perform trend analysis of injuries at our institution. A high incidence of injuries, especially among physicians in training, could represent either better reporting practices or a true increase.…”

Evidence-Based Medicine Journal Club

“…Juul-Dam and colleagues 4 have organized a thorough and clear analysis of the article by Ozuah et al 5 on problem-based learning in residency programs using a well-established approach. 6 The reader should compare the critique with the editorial accompanying the article as a control to contrast the 2 approaches toward due diligence in pediatric research.…”

Active learning on the ward: outcomes from a comparative trial with traditional methods

“…The introduction of active learning methodologies to the medical education curriculum has been the subject of much discussion around the world 1 . One such active learning methodology is problem‐based learning (PBL), a student‐centred method involving a problem‐solving methodology that is currently used on many courses, including at postgraduate level 2–4 …”