All education should be done in the context of the patient 5. It is essential that patient care is delivered by a team, wherein each member has specific responsibilities to the patient and to the team. The body of knowledge is greater than any one individuals ability to know it. The acquisition of knowledge may be limited by several factors including student desire, effort and ability, access to that knowledge, an opportunity to put knowledge into practice and feedback that what is known is correct. Some people are wedded to passive learning and being told what to do.
Basic scientists are inadequate for clinical context, clinicians are inadequate for new knowledge.
Earl Loschen Responsive to needs of southern Illinois Weakness in PBLC is control by people in parts of curriculum that holds onto control 1. All basic science needs to be taught within clinical context 3. Student-centered assessment articulation of contextual knowledge understanding rather than answering evaluation of basic and clinical sciences are proxies for predicting future success 3. Knowledge base information for a successful physician prevention, maintenance and treatment well being at all stages of life 5. Include both problem-based learning and the best features of our standard curricula and have them occur consecutively rather than concurrently.