{"product_id":"9780826128423","title":"Problem-Based Learning: An Approach to Medical Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book, the authors address some basic problems in the learning of biomedical science, medicine, and the other health sciences. Students in most medical schools, especially in basic science courses, are required to memorize a large number of \"facts,\" facts which may or may not be relevant to medical practice. Problem-based learning has two fundamental postulates--the learning through problem-solving is much more effective for creating a body of knowledge \u003ci\u003eusable\u003c\/i\u003e in the future, and that physician skills most important for patients are problem-solving skills, rather than memory skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents the scientific basis of problem-based learning and goes on to describe the approaches to problem-based medical learning that have been developed over the years at McMaster University, largely by Barrows and Tamblyn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124562772208,"sku":"9780826128423","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780826128423_p0.jpg?v=1763748394","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780826128423","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}