Intro to PBL workshop

"Introduction to
Problem Based Learning (PBL)" Workshop
January 10-15, 2010
Ala Moana Hotel and UH Medical School
Honolulu, Hawaii USA

PBL WORKSHOP LINKS:
Main | Schedule | Registration | Hotel | Travel

Twenty-nine medical educators from eight schools in Japan, Korea and Thailand participated in the January 2008 PBL workshop.

The five-day "Introduction to PBL" workshop will introduce medical educators to the practice and principles of Problem-Based Learning (PBL). Participants will also share how PBL is used at their own schools and be actively involved in hands-on exercises.

The program focuses on several areas:

rationale and process of PBL
the role of the tutor
PBL case design
Step 3 (presentation of learning issues) and assessment
curriculum management and faculty development

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE SUMMARY
(updated 18 October 2009)

DATE	DAY SCHEDULE	EVENING
Sunday, Jan. 10	Arrival Day 3:00 pm - Hotel check-in (early check-in is sometimes possible; check at Front Desk)	4:30-5:30 pm - Registration 6:00 pm - Welcome Reception (no-host cocktails)
Monday, Jan. 11	Breakfast on own 8:00 am - Bus pickup 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Program: Rationale and Process	Free Evening
Tuesday, Jan. 12	8:00 am - Bus pickup 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Program: Role of the Tutor, PBL Tutorial Exercises	Free Evening
Wednesday, Jan. 13	8:00 am - Bus pickup 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Program: PBL Case Writing, Learning Issues, Lectures in PBL Curriculum.	Free Evening
Thursday, Jan. 14	(Sessions at Ala Moana Hotel) 7:30 am Breakfast 8:30 am-4:00 pm Program: Learning issues, Case Mapping, Student Study Groups, Student Panel Discussion, Case-Based Teaching and Large Group PBL	Free Evening
Friday, Jan. 15	8:00 am - Bus pickup 8:30 am - 11:45 am Program: Curriculum Management, Faculty Development, Lessons Learned from PBL, Open Discussion and Summary 12:30 pm - Return to hotel Free afternoon	6:00 pm - Bus pickup 6:30-8:30 pm Aloha Dinner, place to be announced
Saturday, Jan. 16	Departure Day

TENTATIVE PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE
>> Download tentative schedule

FACULTY. Faculty from the Office of Medical Education for this workshop will tentatively include Meta Lee, MD, M.S.Ed., Richard Kasuya, M.D., M.S.Ed., Damon Sakai, M.D., Jill Omori, M.D., and Les Tam, Ph.D. They are all actively involved in designing, leading, teaching, assessing, and research within the John A. Burns School of Medicine curriculum.

Registration is limited to 25 medical faculty

Registration Fee: $1,000 USD

See the program schedule, register, and plan your trip:

>> Workshop Schedule
>> Registration and Payment Form (Word)
>> Ala Moana Hotel Home Page
>> Special Air/Hotel packages
>> Travel information--planning your trip

For more information, contact:

Raymond S. Tabata, Educational Program Specialist
Program for Medical Education in East Asia
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Office of Medical Education
E-Mail: tabata@hawaii.edu

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE SUMMARY (updated 18 October 2009)

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE SUMMARY
(updated 18 October 2009)