One study found significantly fewer PBL graduates working in primary care, with the authors suggesting medical school admission as a confounding factor¶
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q2 i? Tolnai et al. found significantly fewer graduates from a PBL curriculum working in primary care (P = 0.05), the only study showing this association. → Tsigarides Jordan 2017
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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/
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Retrospective cohort study comparing 342 graduates from two Canadian medical schools, McMaster University (PBL) and University of Ottawa (non-PBL). The review reports "significantly fewer graduates from a PBL curriculum working in primary care" (P = 0.05).
"They found that there were significantly fewer graduates from a PBL curriculum working in primary care (P = 0.05). This was the only study showing this association."
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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
- Three studies reported a significantly increased number of PBL graduates working in primary care compared to non-PBL graduates — reports the opposite
- 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
- Woodward et al. found no significant difference in specialty choice but PBL graduates held a greater number of certificates in family medicine — reports the opposite
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