Postgraduate training for specialists in psychiatry and psychotherapy : Problem-based learning - Evaluation of a pilot project; Facharztweiterbildung psychiatrie und psychotherapie : Problemorientiertes lernen

Abstract

Problem-based learning (PBL) emphasizes the student's individual needs, their ability to solve complex clinical problems, and a professional attitude that facilitates communication among colleagues. Thus, PBL appears to provide a perfectly suitable didactic format for postgraduate training of medical specialties. To date, it is only rarely used in this area though. In a pilot project, we implemented PBL into the curriculum of postgraduate training in psychiatry and psychotherapy, and evaluated the program over a period of 12 months, using structured questionnaires. A total of 41 PBL courses were held, with 447 residents participating. Participants as well as tutors assessed 19 of 21 aspects as good or very good (5-point Likert scale, mean value >4). Overall, PBL was rated as highly suitable for advanced training (participants: 4.5±0.8; tutors: 5.0±0.2). The results of this pilot project suggest that PBL might be a useful element of multifaceted advanced training programs, strengthening their practical component and the applicability of knowledge in the daily clinical routine. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.

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Author Keywords

Problem-based learning medical education Teaching methods postgraduate training Psychiatry and psychotherapy

Index Keywords

Teaching human male medical education Humans Internship and Residency adolescent Article curriculum education postgraduate education Problem based learning Problem-Based Learning Switzerland pilot study Pilot Projects education program structured questionnaire Education, Medical, Graduate cooperation Cooperative Behavior psychiatrist psychiatry interdisciplinary communication psychotherapy expert witness Expert Testimony

Author Affiliations

UniversitatsSpital Zurich, Klinik für Konsiliarpsychiatrie und Psychosomatik, Zurich, ZH, Switzerland

Studiendekanat, Universität Zürich, Medizinische Fakultät, Zurich, ZH, Switzerland

Center of Education and Research, Zurich, Switzerland

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Postgraduate training for specialists in psychiatry and psychotherapy : Problem-based learning - Evaluation of a pilot project; Facharztweiterbildung psychiatrie und psychotherapie : Problemorientiertes lernen - Evaluation eines modellprojekts

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