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Problem‐based learning: a new approach in medical education
Author(s) -
Blayney Nick
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.25.2.101
Subject(s) - curriculum , veterinary education , medical education , mathematics education , medicine , veterinary medicine , psychology , pedagogy
TEACHING in universities has traditionally relied heavily upon lectures and tutorials, with the students' learning being directed by their teachers. Here, Nick Blayney describes the system of problem‐based learning followed by medical students at Liverpool university. With veterinary education currently under review, he asks whether there may be a place for a similar approach in the veterinary curriculum.