Designing and Implementing Team‐Based Learning Exercises in a Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Course

Abstract

ContextTeam‐Based Learning is a well‐characterized and highly interactive pedagogy that has been used for some time in a variety of disciplines. However, its use in medical education and in Medical Biochemistry is more recent. The popularity of Team‐ Based learning appears to be growing as medical education strives to become more interactive, particularly because TBL is an interactive teaching strategy that can be delivered by a single faculty member. I have made extensive use of TBL for the past 5 years in my course in Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.ObjectivesThe poster will describe the basics of TBL and how TBL has been used in my course to integrate and apply content. The added value of TBL in a competency based curriculum is also described. TBL is a basis for students to practice, refine, and assess their peers on a variety of competencies required for team interaction, including: communication, life‐long learning, self awareness, ethical and moral reasoning, problem solving, and professionalism.ConclusionThe TBL sessions in this course were highly valued by the students and provided a highly interactive environment for learning content and perfecting team skills.