Impact of Advanced Case Based Learning in Pathology for Phase II MBBS Students

Background :The traditional lecture method is teacher centred& promotes passive learning for students.An incorporation of Case Based Learning (CBL) with traditional lecture will be an active learning strategies for better understanding of Pathology subject knowledge and be able to correlate in the context of clinical disease during their medical practice.Aim is to find out the usefulness of CBL in Pathology as a students perspective. Materials and Methods: After obtaining the Institutional Ethical Committee clearance, 140 students of phase II MBBS were included in this study.students were randomly divided into 2 equal groups of 70 each A & B groups.Each group were given structured Pre test Questionnaires & they were taught Case Based Learning on Breast & Thyroid modules.At the end, post test Questionnaires & feedback was obtained using 5 point Likert scale.The comparison of mean of pre-test & Post-test scores of the groups were done. Results :The mean pre-test score in Breast module was 7.22 and Thyroid module was 9.44 and the post test mean scores were 11.38 and 15.53 respectively.Both these scores were analysed by using independent 't' test & Mann Whitney U with the help of statistical software & the mean differences of these scores were statistically significant. Conclusion :CBL can be combine with lecture classes to promote self directed learning and enhances the knowledge of reallife situations, promotes the critical thinking, communication & analytic skills.