Enhancing clinical reasoning skills in medical students through team-based learning: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical reasoning skills are essential competencies for medical students; therefore, effective, evidence-informed teaching methodologies are needed worldwide. This study investigated the benefits of team-based learning (TBL) for developing the skills in medical students.

Method

A mixed-methods sequential explanatory design was used to investigate the effectiveness of TBL for medical students acquiring clinical reasoning skills. The study participants comprised 92 fourth-year medical students at Yokohama City University School of Medicine, participating in TBL sessions that covered 10 major clinical symptoms identified in the core curriculum. Each session lasted 240 min. Before and after the educational intervention, student performance was measured using the scri

SUBMITTER: Ishizuka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11817391 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature