Problem-based education in Gezira, Sudan.

Abstract

This communication expands on the educational methods presently in action in the Gezira Medical School, Sudan with the aim of posing an approach to problem-based teaching and learning within the context of the limited resources of a developing country. Community-oriented education had been described elsewhere (Hamad, 1981, 1982). The focus in the present paper is mainly on problem-based learning (PBL). After a short review, definition of terms and an outline of the educational method of PBL, a brief description of the methods as applied in Gezira is given, in addition to a description of how the courses are designed and in what form (course design and format). The evaluation system is then outlined.