[Problem-based learning in medical education. Integrated "Nervous System and Behavior" course at the Munich Ludwig...

The new curriculum for medical licensure in Germany focuses on interdisciplinary and problem-based learning. In recent years, first experiences with this learning model were gathered in several German medical schools conducting courses supplementing the traditional curriculum. This article describes the course "Nervous system and behavior" at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. This course was established in cooperation with Harvard University in Boston, USA (The Munich-Harvard Alliance) together with three other clinical courses and has run every semester since the winter of 1999. As this course integrates neuroscience disciplines with special emphasis on neurology and psychiatry, it may serve as a role model for the implementation of these subjects in a new curriculum. This article introduces the reader to its structure and elements as well as feedback from students.