Guidance for Problem Based Learning Curriculum with 0 lectures

[GAMING4FUNN]

For any student who is familiar with the PBL curriculum could you please provide some useful links or perhaps anecdotal experiences describing how you succeeded in PBL. I am starting medical school this July and would like some useful tips for myself and other students who might be in the same position.

Thank You!

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[drducky.]

Go to another school if you have other options.

 

[Welshman]

there are many sources of lectures online that are undoubtedly better than 90% of med school professors out there. BnB was my staple. Didn’t go to any lectures after the first month

 

[JJonak]

Boards and Beyond is the most important learning source

If you need something more in-detail in something like physiology, then check out Physeo.

BRS practice books for consolidation and practice problems

USMLE Rx for consolidation and practice problems - this Qbank's questions go hand to hand with First Aid's information.

 

[GAMING4FUNN]

Go to another school if you have other options.

Why?

 

[slowthai]

Why?

PBL is a massive time waster

 

[MedDoc305]

Why?

Theres nothing "inherently" wrong with PBL but it adds extra stressors to an already stressful program. I guess it beats mandatory attendance but if given the option to go to a traditional curriculum school with minimal to no attendance I would do it in a heartbeat

 

[GAMING4FUNN]

Theres nothing "inherently" wrong with PBL but it adds extra stressors to an already stressful program. I guess it beats mandatory attendance but if given the option to go to a traditional curriculum school with minimal to no attendance I would do it in a heartbeat

I rarely found lecture beneficial, it was moreso just being there and trying to listen. Like 90% of my study time was me going over the material myself and coupling it with external resources such as YT videos. So for me even if I had a lecture I feel as though it would cut into my time because I don't find it beneficial personally. I feel like I am just getting a rough idea of what the slides look like but not understanding the new concepts at my pace before the slide switches to the next. To each their own I guess.

 

[MedDoc305]

I rarely found lecture beneficial, it was moreso just being there and trying to listen. Like 90% of my study time was me going over the material myself and coupling it with external resources such as YT videos. So for me even if I had a lecture I feel as though it would cut into my time because I don't find it beneficial personally. I feel like I am just getting a rough idea of what the slides look like but not understanding the new concepts at my pace before the slide switches to the next. To each their own I guess.

Agreed, the lecture is a waste of time which is why I recommended going to a school that did not have mandatory attendance. Being system-based also helps even if it is PBL. My school specifically tries to do system-based but its very weak and tends to jump topics making it difficult to use board sources.

 

[slowthai]

I rarely found lecture beneficial, it was moreso just being there and trying to listen. Like 90% of my study time was me going over the material myself and coupling it with external resources such as YT videos. So for me even if I had a lecture I feel as though it would cut into my time because I don't find it beneficial personally. I feel like I am just getting a rough idea of what the slides look like but not understanding the new concepts at my pace before the slide switches to the next. To each their own I guess.

Honestly, both styles (PBL and traditional lectures) are completely redundant. They're of zero use nowadays. We've got BnB, Pathoma, sketchy, etc. What more could you ask for? Lol