Using Problem-based Learning to Teach Antibiotics use during a Clerkship in Internal Medicine.
- Author:
Wan Beom PARK
1
;
Hong Bin KIM
;
Nam Joong KIM
;
Myoung don OH
;
Kang Won CHOE
;
Yoon Sung LEE
;
Jwa Seop SHIN
Author Information
1. Office of Medical Education, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. hismed1@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Problem-based learning;
Task;
Clerkship;
Antibiotics
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents*;
Clinical Clerkship;
Communicable Diseases;
Evaluation Studies as Topic;
Focus Groups;
Humans;
Internal Medicine*;
Problem-Based Learning*;
Students, Medical;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Education
2007;19(1):13-21
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to develop a course to teach through problem-based learning the use of antibiotics during an internal medicine clerkship, and to evaluate the responses of students to it. METHODS: The course was designed to teach third-year medical students how to prescribe antibiotics to be given to real patients. A qualitative evaluation for the modified problem-based learning was performed by tutor's observation and focus group interview, and a quantitative evaluation by questionnaires before and after the course. RESULTS: Seventy-nine students experienced the modified problem-based learning during the infectious disease section of an internal medicine clerkship. Most students participated actively and gave a positive evaluation expressing a need for problem-based learning on prescribing antibiotics. The course significantly increased the students' self-confidence in both approaching patients and prescribing antibiotics. CONCLUSION: Modified problem-based learning is a useful educational tool in clinical clerkship.
