ERIC Number: EJ1019330
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0017-8969
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Training Australian General Practitioners in Rural Public Health: Impact, Desirability and Adaptability of Hybrid Problem-Based Learning
Gladman, Justin; Perkins, David
Health Education Journal, v72 n5 p522-529 Sep 2013
Context and Objective: Australian rural general practitioners (GPs) require public health knowledge. This study explored the suitability of teaching complex public health issues related to Aboriginal health by way of a hybrid problem-based learning (PBL) model within an intensive training retreat for GP registrars, when numerous trainees have no PBL experience. Methods: A mixed method evaluation. Pre-training surveys on PBL experience and post-training semi-structured telephone interviews exploring the impact of the model and its desirability. Thematic and discourse analysis of interview statements, coded independently by two researchers. Results: Seventeen GP trainees and four tutors participated. Six main themes emerged: experience; PBL impact; learning modalities; educational needs; educational expectations; and educational planning. Discussion: No discernible differences were identified between Australian and international graduates, the knowledge impact of the hybrid model or desirability of the problem. While scabies offers a suitable scenario to explore rural public health complexities, a tension regarding the desire for intensive learning and PBL format needs to be addressed to increase trainees' satisfaction. A reduction in the number of PBL sessions, PBL instruction and highly structured PBL groups will assist. Trainees value mixed modality education, including PBL, so a tailored hybrid PBL is worth consideration.
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Foreign Countries, Physicians, Rural Areas, Public Health, Semi Structured Interviews, Telecommunications, Health Education, Indigenous Personnel, Indigenous Knowledge, Discourse Analysis, Educational Planning, Educational Needs, Mixed Methods Research, Surveys
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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