Gemeinschaftsmedizin und Gesundheitserziehung

Abstrakt

Cystic Fibrosis in Medical Education

Erol Gurpinar, Aysen Boz and Ozgul Alper

Aim: The aim of the present study was to introduce the Problem Based Learning (PBL) module on cystic fibrosis applied in Akdeniz University Medical School, to present the feedbacks of the tutors and the students about the module and to evaluate the student success achieved in the module.

Method: The study group consists of all first semester students (n=208) and the tutors in charge of this PBL module (n=21). In order to acquire the feedbacks of the students and tutors on the scenario and the implementation of the PBL module, a questionnaire consisting of six questions was administered to the study group at the final session of the PBL course. Additionally, another questionnaire was administered to the students to determine the opinions of the students about whether the module positively contributed to their present knowledge level.

Results: 94.7% of the students (n=197) and 85.7% of the tutors (n=18) responded to the feedback form aimed at receiving the feedbacks on the scenario and implementation of the PBL module. The responses given to this questionnaire showed that the tutors and the students gave identical scores to all the items and there was not a statistically significant difference between the two groups. The average PBL exam score of the students was 112.3 (maximum score=150) and their average course committee examination score was 539.7 (maximum score=850).

Conclusion: As a result, it was determined that the feedbacks of the students and tutors about the PBL module on cystic fibrosis, a fatal health problem that has received attention in the recent years, were positive and high student success was achieved with the module.