Problem Based Learning at Undergrad Level

[Earl Simmons]

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[CatFactorial]

PBL is crockery in my opinion. Total waste of time.

 

[pingouin]

moving.

 

[Cerena]

To be honest, I was just speaking to someone in the health sciences PBL program you were discussing and they seemed to dislike it very much. Apparently it is ultra competitive and the PBL is not very effective. Also, there is not a big advantage for Ontario medical students to gain acceptance, at all. They do not get that same sort of in province favouritism as some other provinces (Manitoba and maritime schools like Dalhousie, especially).

You will only be favoured if you are SWOMEN (for western) or are rural (for NOSM). Places like UT or Mac do not care very much if you are an Ontario resident, unfortunately.

 

[Earl Simmons]

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[Drrrrrr. Celty]

PBL is crockery in my opinion. Total waste of time.

I'm curious why you say this, given that PBL medical schools tend to do extremely well in the match and steps..

 

[Earl Simmons]

OK, I'm bumping this because it has been moved...

 

[Aspen D]

At my school, we have a strong PBL program and the students seem to like it overall (though they complain about it during the semester a bunch). They think that PBL has been vital to their education but it also depends on what your PBL curriculum is designed to do.

 

[Earl Simmons]

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[mauberley]

Any more opinions? Is PBL learning at the undergraduate level worth staying in Canada for or should I take the safer route to Texas?

It's certainly beneficial if you're confident you will do better in that type of educational setting than a more traditional curriculum. I make no judgment as to whether it's beneficial enough to outweigh any other factors you may be considering, as only you can determine that.