Feasibility of a Comprehensive Medical Knowledge Curriculum in Internal Medicine Using Team-Based Learning

Journal of Graduate Medical Education
Gerald SchynollRaymond Smith

Abstract

Team-based learning (TBL) is an active learning strategy with descriptions of its use in resident education limited to pilot studies. We developed a comprehensive medical knowledge TBL curriculum for an internal medicine residency, and assessed feasibility. We developed a 135-topic TBL curriculum to replace a noon conference lecture series, and implemented it over a 3-year period (2013-2016). In this article we describe the planning, curricular design, faculty recruitment and development, and lesson structure. We assessed feasibility in terms of faculty participation, resident preparedness, resident and faculty satisfaction, and costs. Most faculty initially were unfamiliar with TBL. Through faculty resource materials and flexible faculty development, participating faculty increased from 3 to 74. In a 2015 faculty survey (N = 64, 69% response rate), 73% (32 of 44) reported faculty development was adequate, 70% (31 of 44) indicated lesson preparation time reasonable, and 95% (42 of 44) reported preparation materials were helpful. A 2016 resident survey (N = 89, 72% response rate) revealed that most residents completed reading assignments in advance, 78% (50 of 64) found readings manageable, and 77% (49 of 64) felt they learned b...Continue Reading

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