title: Teaching gastroenterology using the problem-based learning method.
abstract: The need to change the methods of teaching medical students has become self-evident in the past two decades, and strategies for revision are indicated in the new course curriculum, Tabella XVIII. A modern teaching method is the problem-based learning (PBL) method, which has already been adopted by over 100 medical schools throughout the world. This method can also be a satisfactory tool for teaching gastroenterology to undergraduate students, and its implementation requires only a few resources that are available in most universities. The theoretical principles of the method are illustrated and practical suggestions are given to set up a course in gastroenterology using this method.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Malattie Apparato Digerente, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mastropaolo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiaramonte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naccarato
mesh_terms: D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000193:education*; D011340:Problem Solving; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*