PBL Tutor Training at PAHS

Yesterday we wrapped up a 16-hour 2-day PBL (Problem-Based Learning) Tutor Training Workshop at PAHS.  It was a lot of fun, but exhausting at the same time!  We trained 24 various clinicians and basic scientists from PAHS, Patan Hospital as well as others from other hospitals and schools in Kathmandu.  They were such a great group and it was a lot of fun.  I learned so much from them and their great questions.  I think I have enough ideas for 10 research projects in medical education!

This time, we were able to have 8 PAHS medical students help us as mock students to demonstrate the PBL process to the participants.  Four were from 1st year and four from 2nd year.  They did such a great job and took time out of their busy schedules to help us and we really appreciated it!  The tutor trainees were so impressed with their PBL skills - they commented that they were not as smart when they were in medical school.

Hopefully we have managed to increase the number of PBL tutors for PAHS-SOM now.

All the Tutor Training graduates, trainers and Arjun Kharki the Vice Chancellor of PAHS

Shambhu and I setting up

Me - talking about PBL

Day 1 - Acting as a PBL tutor with PAHS students while trainees watch

Workshopping

Day 2 - Mock PBL again

Shambhu thanking the workshop particpants and introducing Arjun

Arjun thanking everyone and congratulating the graduates!