title: Best practices for implementing team-based learning in pharmacy education.
abstract: Colleges and schools of pharmacy are incorporating more team-based learning (TBL) into their curriculum. Published resources are available to assist instructors with implementing TBL and describing it in the health professions literature. The 7 core elements include: team formation, readiness assurance, immediate feedback, sequencing of in-class problem solving, the 4 "S" structure for developing team application exercises (significant problem, same problem, specific answer choice, simultaneous reporting), incentive structure, and peer evaluation. This paper summarizes best practices related to implementation of TBL in pharmacy education, including courses taught using teaching teams.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, Knoxville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Michelle Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Farland
authors.forename: Brigitte L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Sicat
authors.forename: Andrea S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Franks
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Pater
authors.forename: Melissa S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Persky
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010379:Peer Group; D011340:Problem Solving
keywords: learning; peer evaluation; readiness assurance test; team formation; team taught course; team-based learning