Clarity of issues becomes very important in the examination process. It is hard to read the professor's mind without sitting in a lecture. Four students from Starkville, Oxford, Shannon and Texas, and their faculty facilitator in Jackson joined Jordan in an electronic classroom and periodically in Jackson for learning sessions. Students also were assigned individual problems they completed independently at their own pace. Jordan was the first to complete the program, which began in October 1996.
All doctoral students have five years to complete their work.
Jordan said PBL helps make students lifelong learners, which is especially important in the ever-changing field of medicine. Students must know where to find reliable information. PBL students tend to be much more at ease with multiple sources. The university medical center in Jackson is one of many schools that have sent representatives to MSU to explore PBL methods. Recommendations on this web site do not endorse any commercial products or trade names.