Innovating student-centred problem-based active learning at the nicolae testemitanu state university of medicine and pharmacy: previous experience and actual challenges

Abstract

The implementation of study method based on problem (clinical case) analysis started at State University of Medicine and Pharmacy «Nicolae Testemitanu» (SUMPh) since 2006. Analysis of this first pilot implementation in terms of contemporary concept of the Problem Based Learning (PBL) denotes that we have implemented only an essential element of PBL method, especially for medical education – CBCR (Case Based Clinical Reasoning). So, during the subsequent implementation of the PBL method at the SUMPh we have faced a number of challenges created by adapting medical study program to the principles of contemporary method of PBL.