title: Team-based learning: a novel approach to medical student education in family planning.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Medical schools are increasingly using team-based learning (TBL). We compared medical student satisfaction and understanding of key concepts in family planning following TBL and traditional lectures.
  
  
  METHODS
  During the OB/GYN clinical rotation orientation, third year medical students completed a pretest in family planning. Students in the odd-numbered clerkships participated in TBL, and students in the even-numbered clerkships participated in lectures. Both groups of students completed a posttest and satisfaction survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 130 students participated in this study. Sixty-nine students were in the TBL group, and 61 students were in the lecture group. The TBL group reported higher scores when asked if the learning style was a valuable experience (p=.045), helped them learn the course material (p=.01) and improved problem-solving skills (p=.04). Both groups gained significant amount of knowledge (p<.001) as calculated by the Student's paired t test. The change in scores was not significantly different between the groups (p=.73), as calculated using the Student's unpaired t test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As a learning strategy for family planning, TBL resulted in high student satisfaction. This is the first study to evaluate this innovative teaching style for medical student education in family planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning and Contraception, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. smody@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Sheila K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mody
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kiley
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gawron
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Cassing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hammond
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000193:education*; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education; D013337:Students, Medical; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*