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Team-based Learning in Pediatric Department, Buddhachinaraj Medical Education Center

PROBLEM/BACKGROUND: Team–based learning (TBL) developed by Dr. LK Michaelsen is an educational method which strives to increase student engagement. TBL consists of repeating sequences of 3 phases; phase I: preparation (preclass), phase II: readiness assurance and phase III: application of course concepts. Learners tend to be motivated to prepare for class to perform well–both as individuals and as teams–on readiness assurance test. Learners then apply their knowledge to select and share solutions to given problems in intra-and inter–group discussions. The instructors prepare applications to stimulate meaningful group discussions. The Pediatric Department, Buddhachinaraj Medical Education Center has integrated TBL in Pediatric course since 2006. OBJECTIVE: To study the learning outcomes and the medical students’ attitudes on TBL. RESEARCH DESIGN: Cross sectional analytic study. SETTING: Pediatric Department, Buddhachinaraj Medical Education Center, Phitsanulok, Thailand. MATERIALS and METHOD: Team–based learning method was used in the study about “seizure disorders” and “headache” for the 4th, 5th year medical students respectively in the academic year 2007. After completion of each TBL class, the questionnaire survey was conducted to evaluate the 4th, 5th year medical students’ attitudes onTBL. Pair student’s t-test was used for data analysis with significant level at 0.05. RESULTS: The learning outcomes of medical students were significantly different before and after the team according to the IRAT and GRAT scores and the assessments of their knowledge (p CONCLUSIONS: The medical students think that TBL is one of the most appropriate learning method because of the excellent outcome. They want to extend TBL for other subjects not only in Pediatrics.