Case based learning: a method for better understanding of biochemistry in medical students

Health professionals need to develop analytic and diagnostic thinking skills and not just a mere accumulation of large amount of facts. Hence, Case Based Learning (CBL) has been used in the medical curriculum for this reason, so that the students are exposed to the real medical problems, which helps...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and diagnostic research 2013-08, Vol.7 (8), p.1576-1578
Main Authors: Nair, Sandhya Pillai, Shah, Trushna, Seth, Shruti, Pandit, Niraj, Shah, G V
Format: Article
Language:English
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biochemistry
case based learning
innovative teaching methods
medical education
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undergraduate medical curriculum
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Summary:Health professionals need to develop analytic and diagnostic thinking skills and not just a mere accumulation of large amount of facts. Hence, Case Based Learning (CBL) has been used in the medical curriculum for this reason, so that the students are exposed to the real medical problems, which helps them in develop analysing abilities. This also helps them in interpreting and solving the problems and in the course of doing this, they develop interest. In addition to didactic lectures, CBL was used as a learning method. This study was conducted in the Department of Biochemistry, S.B.K.S.M.I and R.C, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth ,Piparia, Gujarat, India. A group of 100 students were selected and they were divided into two groups as the control group and the study group. A total of 50 students were introduced to case based learning, which formed the study group and 50 students who attended didactic lectures formed the control group. A very significant improvement (p
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2013/5795.3212