Three studies reported a significantly increased number of PBL graduates working in primary care compared to non-PBL graduates¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (3 entries) · review r2–r3 · q2–q3
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Peters et al. found 22% more PBL graduates working in primary care or psychiatry than non-PBL graduates in a randomised controlled trial (P ≤ 0.05). → Tsigarides Jordan 2017 q3 i? Pearson et al. found significantly more graduates from the PBL curriculum worked in primary care or psychiatry at follow-up (P = 0.0001) in a large study of 2469 students. → Tsigarides Jordan 2017 (2) q3 i? Moore-West et al. found significantly more PBL graduates chose a primary care residency than non-PBL graduates (P = 0.025) in a small study of 38 subjects. → Tsigarides Jordan 2017 (3)

Evidence¶

Tsigarides Jordan 2017¶

Tsigarides Jordan, Wingfield Laura R., Kulendran Myutan. (2017). Does a PBL-based medical curriculum predispose training in specific career paths? A systematic review of the literature. BMC Research Notes. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5219658/

q3 · i? · review · r2

Randomised controlled trial at Harvard Medical School where 100 students were randomly assigned to a 'new pathway' (PBL) or 'traditional' (non-PBL) curriculum, followed up 12–13 years post-graduation. The review reports "22% more PBL graduates were working in either primary care or psychiatry" (P ≤ 0.05).

"It was found that 22% more PBL graduates were working in either primary care or psychiatry than Non-PBL graduates. This was found to be statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05)."

Tsigarides Jordan 2017 (2)¶

Tsigarides Jordan, Wingfield Laura R., Kulendran Myutan. (2017). Does a PBL-based medical curriculum predispose training in specific career paths? A systematic review of the literature. BMC Research Notes. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5219658/

q2 · i? · review · r3

Retrospective cohort study comparing 2469 students from two Australian medical schools (University of Newcastle and University of Sydney) with different curricula, matched for graduation year, age and gender. The review reports significantly more PBL graduates worked in primary care or psychiatry (P = 0.0001).

"It was found that significantly more graduates from the PBL curricula (Sydney) worked in primary care or psychiatry at follow-up (P = 0.0001)."

Tsigarides Jordan 2017 (3)¶

Tsigarides Jordan, Wingfield Laura R., Kulendran Myutan. (2017). Does a PBL-based medical curriculum predispose training in specific career paths? A systematic review of the literature. BMC Research Notes. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5219658/

q2 · i? · review · r3

Prospective cohort study at the University of New Mexico comparing PBL and non-PBL tracts with a population of 38 subjects. The review reports "significantly more PBL graduates chose a primary care residency" (P = 0.025).

"The study found that significantly more PBL graduates chose a primary care residency than Non-PBL graduates (P = 0.025)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Kaufman et al. found significantly more PBL students retained or switched to an interest in primary care during medical school (P = 0.05) — related
• Matsui et al. found more non-PBL graduates working in primary care (9% difference) with no significance reported — reports the opposite
• One study found significantly fewer PBL graduates working in primary care, with the authors suggesting medical school admission as a confounding factor — reports the opposite
• Woodward et al. found no significant difference in specialty choice but PBL graduates held a greater number of certificates in family medicine — related
• PBL-based medical curricula do not predispose students to a career in a specific specialty, with 7 of 11 studies showing no significant difference in career choice between PBL and non-PBL graduates — reports the opposite