title: [Pathology in so-called Problem Oriented Learning (POL)].
abstract: Within the evolutionary progress in biomedical research and clinical medicine the medical education plays a derminting role. Problem based learning (PBL) or problem oriented learning (POL), respectively, are main though not quite new topics in the international discussion about modern teaching in medicine. After shortly reviewing the principles of PBL the problems of this concept in general and in the special situation of the Medical Schools of German Universities bound to legal rules and with high numbers of students are discussed with special regard to Pathology representing a substantially central teaching discipline. At the Medical School of the University of Munich since 1997 the so-called Münchner Modell (Munich Model) has been successfully established representing a hybrid curriculum with integration of PBL courses and traditional forms of teaching. The experience with special regard to the participation of Pathology is discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modern scientific medicine requires an adequate teaching and learning culture. PBL is one main concept possibly to be integrated. In the future Pathology will continuously play a central role in medical teaching because of its imminent potential. Permanent reflecting the usefulness of modern teaching proposals and critical engagement are prerequisites.
authors.affiliation: Pathologisches Institut der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Löhrs
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010336:Pathology / Q000193:education*; D011340:Problem Solving; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000592:standards; D013663:Teaching / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*