Use Library Resources
Welcome to the Spokane Health Sciences Library! We’re your resource for academic, clinical, and research information throughout your time at WSU. On this page, we point you to a few of our best resources to use for your cases each week. Textbooks, which you can find in our eBook Databases below, are great for learning about […]
Year 2
Session guidance A case preview and case questions are released 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 roles among […]
Year 1
Session Guidance A case preview and case questions are released 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 roles among […]
Case-Based Learning
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 Introduction. Set the tone for a respectful and collaborative learning environment. Collaboratively determine norms for group work and create a group agreement. Review assessments. Encourage students to set personal goals. Create a respectful and collaborative learning environment.Engage students with and model respect, transparency, and professionalism.Respect Listen respectfully. Let others speak for themselves […]
Assessment
Assessment of student progress in CBL happens largely 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 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 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 roles among […]
Year 1
Session guidance A case preview and case questions are released 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 roles among […]
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 […]