Year 1

Session Guidance A case preview and case questions are released on the Friday before each case. This allows each student to come to the first session prepared to actively engage with the case and in clinical reasoning. Housekeeping We encourage regular check-ins on group dynamics—what is working and what is not? Students may consider rotating […]

Use Library Resources

Training from Faculty Development Resources for Clinician Teachers: WSU Health Sciences Library and Librarians (FAMER)

Navigate the Small-Group Environment

Day one tasks skip render: ucaddon_checklist Create a respectful and collaborative learning environment.Engage students with and model respect, transparency, and professionalism.Respect Listen respectfully. Let others speak for themselves without interrupting or attempting to anticipate or finish their thoughts. Make connections and identify commonalities between diverse and divergent ideas. Disagree with ideas without attacking the speaker. […]

Assessment

Assessment of student progress in CBL happens primarily through workplace-based assessments (WBAs) that help to inform the student’s overall progress toward the core competencies of our program. Knowledge of the conditions that CBL “patients” present with is also assessed through multiple choice questions on exams. When a student misses a CBL session, a makeup assignment must […]

Year 2

Session guidance A case preview and case questions are released the Friday before each case. This allows each student to come to the first session prepared to actively engage with the case and in clinical reasoning. Housekeeping We encourage regular check-ins on group dynamics—what is working and what is not? Students may consider rotating specific […]

Year 1

Session Guidance A case preview and case questions are released on the Friday before each case. This allows each student to come to the first session prepared to actively engage with the case and in clinical reasoning. Housekeeping We encourage regular check-ins on group dynamics—what is working and what is not? Students may consider rotating […]

Case-Based Learning (CBL) Facilitator Guide

In this guide What is CBL? Case-Based Learning (CBL) is an active, small-group learning environment that uses a clinical case to prompt inquiry and exploration of core clinical and scientific concepts while developing clinical reasoning skills in a structured manner. With the guidance of faculty facilitators and collaboration with peers, students explore various core concepts […]

Case-Based Learning (CBL) Student Guide

In this guide What is CBL? Case-Based Learning (CBL) is an active, small-group learning environment that uses a clinical case to prompt inquiry and exploration of core clinical and scientific concepts while developing clinical reasoning skills in a structured manner. With the guidance of faculty facilitators and collaboration with peers, you’ll explore various core concepts […]