Woodward et al. found no significant difference in specialty choice but PBL graduates held a greater number of certificates in family medicine¶
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q2 i? Woodward et al. found no significant differences in specialty choice between McMaster PBL graduates and other Canadian non-PBL medical school graduates, but PBL graduates held a greater number of certificates in family medicine. → 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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One of the first studies on this association (1987), comparing 2028 graduates from McMaster University's PBL curriculum with other Canadian non-PBL medical schools using the Canadian Medical Association Physician Manpower Databank. The review reports "no significant differences in speciality choice" but more family medicine certificates among PBL graduates.
"It was found that there were no significant differences in speciality choice between the two curricula. They did, however, find that PBL graduates held a greater number of certificates in family medicine."
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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 — related
- Three studies reported a significantly increased number of PBL graduates working in primary care compared to non-PBL graduates — 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 — related
- 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
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