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William L Anderson1, Robert H Glew1
1a Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131.
Medical Education Online
|March 4, 2017
Summary
Problem-based learning (PBL) does not excessively increase faculty time commitments. Analysis shows basic science faculty spent an average of 27.4 hours, demonstrating PBL is not prohibitively costly.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Curriculum Development
Background:
- Published reports indicate benefits of problem-based learning (PBL) and student-centered environments.
- Concerns persist regarding excessive faculty time commitments and costs associated with PBL implementation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the actual basic science faculty time commitment in a hybrid PBL curriculum.
- To address the cost-benefit question of PBL pedagogy regarding faculty resources.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of faculty time commitment during the first 18 months of undergraduate medical education in a hybrid PBL curriculum.
- Quantification of basic science faculty time dedicated to instruction.
Main Results:
- Faculty time commitments increased but were not found to be excessive.
- Basic science faculty contributed an average of 27.4 hours per year to instruction.
- Clinical faculty made significant contributions (57% of instructional time).
- A four-fold difference in time commitment was observed among basic science departments.
Conclusions:
- PBL curriculum does not impose unreasonable demands on basic science faculty time.
- The analysis provides a tool for fair faculty resource allocation decisions.
- Demands on clinical faculty time could not be fully evaluated due to other commitments.
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