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Dr. Howard S. Barrows: Innovator of the Standardized Patient and Problem-Based Learning Revolutions in Health
1From the MGH Institute of Health Professions (C.J.M.), Boston, MA; and Department of Clinical Skills (C.J.M.), College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Summary Statement:
This special article explores the transformative contributions of Dr. Howard S. Barrows to health professions education, focusing on his pioneering development of two seminal methodologies: problem-based learning and standardized patients. Drawing on Barrows's work, educational literature, and the reflections of Gayle Gliva-McConvey, a leading pioneer in standardized patient methodology and close collaborator of Dr. Barrows, this article provides an in-depth historical account of how these innovations reshaped curriculum design, clinical reasoning, and simulation-based assessment. It also discusses the global adoption, theoretical underpinnings, and enduring impact of these learner-centered strategies, which continue to shape health professions education today.
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