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¹Department of Medicine (Huddinge), Medical Case Center, Karolinska Institutet, SE-141 86, Stockholm, Sweden.

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The implementation of case-based learning (CBL) in surgical education was not satisfactory due to process weaknesses and misalignment with the existing teaching regime. A checklist was developed to guide future successful CBL integration.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Surgical Training
Curriculum Development

Background:

Investigating the implementation of case-based learning (CBL) in a surgical semester at Karolinska Institutet's Undergraduate Medical Program.
Assessing the success level and identifying practical/theoretical implications of the CBL implementation process.

Purpose of the Study:

To gain a deeper understanding of the case-based learning (CBL) implementation process in undergraduate surgical education.
To evaluate the effectiveness and identify challenges associated with introducing CBL.

Main Methods:

Qualitative study design exploring student and faculty perceptions of CBL.
Semistructured interviews with five faculty members and five students one year into implementation.
Inductive and deductive coding of narrative data to derive coding categories.

Main Results:

Two main themes emerged: the critical role of a functional implementation process and a mismatch between the student/faculty Teaching Learning Regime and CBL attributes.
A checklist for implementing CBL in surgical curricula was developed based on the study findings.

Conclusions:

The implementation of case-based learning (CBL) was found to be unsatisfactory.
Addressing implementation weaknesses and the misalignment with the current teaching and learning regime is crucial for future success.
Promoting the use of the developed checklist is recommended for future CBL implementation in surgical undergraduate curricula.