Hybrid PBL and Pure PBL: Which one is more effective in developing clinical reasoning skills for general medicine clerkship?-A mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to compare the effectiveness of Hybrid and Pure problem-based learning (PBL) in teaching clinical reasoning skills to medical students. The study sample consisted of 99 medical students participating in a clerkship rotation at the Department of General Medicine, Chiba University Hospital. They were randomly assigned to Hybrid PBL (intervention group, n = 52) or Pure PBL group (control group, n = 47). The quantitative outcomes were measured with the students' perceived competence in PBL, satisfaction with sessions, and self-evaluation of competency in clinical reasoning. The qualitative component consisted of a content analysis on the benefits of learning clinical reasoning using Hybrid PBL. There was no significant difference between intervention and control groups in the f

SUBMITTER: Ishizuka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9870130 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature