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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Applying problem-based learning to otolaryngology teaching
Journal of Laryngology and Otology, Volume 125, No. 2, Year 2011
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Objectives: Undergraduate medical education requires ongoing improvement in order to keep pace with the changing demands of twenty-first century medical practice. Problem-based learning is increasingly being adopted in medical schools worldwide. We review its application in the specialty of ENT, and we present our experience of using this approach combined with more traditional methods.Methods: We introduced problem-based learning techniques into the ENT course taught to fifth-year medical students at Al-Ahsa College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. As a result, the teaching schedule included both clinical and theoretical activities. Six clinical teaching days were allowed for history-taking, examination techniques and clinical scenario discussion. Case scenarios were discussed in small group teaching sessions. Conventional methods were employed to teach audiology and ENT radiology (one three-hour session each); a three-hour simulation laboratory session and three-hour student presentation were also scheduled. In addition, students attended out-patient clinics for three days, and used multimedia facilities to learn about various otolaryngology diseases (in another three-hour session). This input was supplemented with didactic teaching in the form of 16 instructional lectures per semester (one hour per week).Conclusion: From our teaching experience, we believe that the application of problem-based learning to ENT teaching has resulted in a substantial increase in students' knowledge. Furthermore, students have given encouraging feedback on their experience of combined problem-based learning and conventional teaching methods. Copyright © 2010 JLO (1984) Limited.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abou-Elhamd, K.
Egypt, Sohag
Faculty of Medicine
Saudi Arabia, Al-ahsa
King Faisal University
Rashad, Usama Mohamed
Saudi Arabia, Al-ahsa
King Faisal University
Egypt, Asyut
Faculty of Medicine
al-Sultan, Ali Ibrahim
Saudi Arabia, Al-ahsa
King Faisal University
Statistics
Citations: 18
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0022215110001702
ISSN:
00222151
Research Areas
Health System And Policy