Biochemistry and Problem Based Learning

The traditional curricula of medical schools have emphasized the acquisition of knowledge rather than its use, in the presentation of the basic sciences. Paradoxically, great part of the advances of the medical practice have been driven by the advances in the basic sciences.The problem-based learning (PBL) which rely on principles of cognitive psychology allow a better integration of the concepts of the basic sciences and clinical practice. This article approach the pedagogical model applied in the Medical School at Universidade Estadual de Londrina since 1998 and how the biochemistry contents have been introduced , in specific the Metabolism block.

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