Problem-Based Learning

"Problem-Based Learning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Instructional use of examples or cases to teach using problem-solving skills and critical thinking.

Descriptor ID	D018794
MeSH Number(s)	F02.463.425.720 I02.158.660 I02.903.565
Concept/Terms	Problem-Based Learning Problem-Based Learning Learning, Problem-Based Problem Based Learning Curriculum, Problem-Based Curriculum, Problem-Based Curriculum, Problem Based Problem-Based Curriculum Problem-Based Curricula Curricula, Problem-Based Problem Based Curricula Experiential Learning Experiential Learning Learning, Experiential Active Learning Learning, Active

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Mental Processes [F02.463]
Learning [F02.463.425]
Problem-Based Learning [F02.463.425.720]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Education [I02]
Curriculum [I02.158]
Problem-Based Learning [I02.158.660]
Teaching [I02.903]
Problem-Based Learning [I02.903.565]

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Bar chart showing 18 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	2	1	3
2012	0	1	1
2014	0	1	1
2016	1	1	2
2017	2	0	2
2018	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	0	1

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Perkons M, Wickersham A, Bharel S, Kuchera T, Jaffe R. Early Immersion in Team-Based Event Review: Experiential Patient Safety Education for PGY 1 Internal Medicine Residents. MedEdPORTAL. 2024; 20:11376.

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Dopelt K, Shevach I, Vardimon OE, Czabanowska K, De Nooijer J, Otok R, Leighton L, Bashkin O, Duplaga M, Levine H, MacLeod F, Malowany M, Okenwa-Emegwa L, Zelber-Sagi S, Davidovitch N, Barach P. Simulation as a key training method for inculcating public health leadership skills: a mixed methods study. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1202598.

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Shah NL, Miller JB, Kalman RS, Kumar S. AASLD Educating and Engaging in the Digital Age: Editorial from Communications and Technology Committee. Hepatology. 2021 12; 74(6):2935-2938.

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O'Sullivan TA, Cox CD, Darbishire P, Dinkins MM, Johanson EL, Joseph A, Vos S. The Status and Adequacy of Preceptor Orientation and Development Programs in US Pharmacy Schools. Am J Pharm Educ. 2020 02; 84(2):7540.

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Miller RK, Keddem S, Katz S, Smith Z, Whitehouse CR, Goldstein K, Hirschman KB, Johnson JC. Intern Transitions of Care Curriculum Through Posthospital Home and Skilled Nursing Facility Visits. J Grad Med Educ. 2018 Aug; 10(4):442-448.

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McIntire RK, DiVito BM. An Experiential Service-Learning Project on Observed Smoking Behavior to Teach Practical Epidemiologic Skills to MPH Students, Philadelphia, 2015. Public Health Rep. 2017 May/Jun; 132(3):392-396.

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O'Brien CW, Anderson R, Ayzenberg B, Chute P, Farnsworth T, McLaughlin R, Romig B, Samonian Y, Sample J, Tynsky T, Wallace B, Weinstein M, O'Sullivan Maillet J. Employers' Viewpoint on Clinical Education. J Allied Health. 2017; 46(3):131-137.

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Meisinger K, Wohler D. Walking the Walk in Team-Based Education: The Crimson Care Collaborative Clinic in Family Medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2016 Sep 01; 18(9):910-6.

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Aluisio AR, Daniel P, Grock A, Freedman J, Singh A, Papanagnou D, Arquilla B. Case-based Learning Outperformed Simulation Exercises in Disaster Preparedness Education Among Nursing Trainees in India: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016 Oct; 31(5):516-23.

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Shelton J, Kummerow K, Phillips S, Arbogast PG, Griffin M, Holzman MD, Nealon W, Poulose BK. Patient safety in the era of the 80-hour workweek. J Surg Educ. 2014 Jul-Aug; 71(4):551-9.

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