Problem-based learning

application and possibilities in Brazil

Authors

  • João Macedo Coelho-Filho Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará
  • Sílvia Mamede Studart Soares Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará
  • Henrique Luis do Carmo e Sá Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará

Keywords:

Problem-based learning, Continuing medical education, Teaching methods

Abstract

The Ministry of Health launched the Family Health Program (FHP) with the aim of establishing comprehensive primary care for families and communities. The Public Health School of Ceará has been applying problem-based learning as the instructional method for the training of the family health teams. The importance of this method and the possibility of applying it in the implementation of a new and effective approach to the continuing education of Brazilian health professionals are emphasized.

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Author Biographies

João Macedo Coelho-Filho, Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará

Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará, Ceará, Brasil

Sílvia Mamede Studart Soares, Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará

Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará, Ceará, Brasil

Henrique Luis do Carmo e Sá, Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará

Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará, Ceará, Brasil

References

Brazil. The Family Health Program: health into the home. Brasilia: National Health Foundation, Ministry of Health 1994:6-10.

Magzoub ME. Studies on community-based education: program implementation and student assessment at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan. Maastricht: Universitaire Drukkerij 1994.

Schmidt HG. Problem-based learning: rationale and description. Medical Education 1983; 17:11-6.

Albanese M, Mitchell S. Problem-based learning: a review of literature on its outcomes and implementation issues. Academic Medicine 1993;68(1):52-81.

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Published

1998-07-07

How to Cite

1.
Coelho-Filho JM, Soares SMS, Sá HL do C e. Problem-based learning: application and possibilities in Brazil. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 1998 Jul. 7 [cited 2025 Oct. 16];116(4):1784-5. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/2337

Issue

Vol. 116 No. 4 (1998)

Section

Short Communication

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