Developer: Creighton University School of Medicine
Curriculum resource type: Problem-based learning (PBL)
Method used: The PBL cases require student interaction and discussion during the sessions. In addition, students are required to research a Student Learning Objective related to each case. Students present their Learning Objectives during subsequent sessions and engage in peer teaching.
Intended audience: Second- and third-year medical students
Implementation time: Case #1 is designed for three sessions, each approximately 60-90 minutes. Case #2 is designed for two sessions, each approximately 60-90 minutes.
Additional components: Facilitator Guide; discussion questions; references
Educational objectives:
• Integrate and apply collected data to problem solving, including the generation and prioritization of a differential diagnosis for acute psychosis and for acute chest pain.
• Develop the skills necessary for the interpretation and utilization of relevant historical, physical examination, and laboratory information in a patient who is acutely ill.
• Integrate the concepts of evidence-based medicine to develop an approach to an acutely ill patient.
• Assess the impact of culture on obtaining information detrimental to the diagnosis and management of the clinical cases.