Teaching and learning in medicine
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It was decided to explore the variables that would need to be considered when planning, revising, or evaluating the outcomes of a whole curriculum, based on the principles of Problem-Based Learning. ⋯ The descriptions of 13 variables has been assembled, primarily with a focus on medical education. This guide has been published on the Internet, in order to solicit comments and suggestions from teachers in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary science across the world with the intention of producing a more universally applicable second edition of the guide.
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The internship or first year (PGY 1) of anesthesiology training may be categorical (within anesthesiology), or obtained in more diverse settings. Revisions recently proposed in the training requirements incorporated the PGY 1 into the existing curriculum. ⋯ Easily accessible performance measures may function as valuable aids in decision making, particularly when significant changes in curricula are contemplated. Data do not support the proposed changes in anesthesiology.