McMaster’s Medical Training Program Welcomes Healthcare Professionals from Hebei Province

Image from the graduation ceremony for the PBL/EBM program.

From April 15 to 19, the Office of International Affairs coordinated a five-day lecture series on “Approaches to Medical Education and Research at McMaster University.” Participants are medical doctors from 16 hospitals in Hebei Province, China. This is the second study group from the province. Dr. Ibhawoh attended the last session to congratulate students for their successful completion of the program and thanked Dr. Sandy Ball as well as other faculties for their excellent teaching to make the program sustainable.

Posted on May 8, 2024

McMaster University‘s Office of International Affairs hosted healthcare professionals from Hebei Province, China, for a training program on McMaster‘s unique approach to Problem-Based/Evidence-Based Learning.

Vice-Provost (International) Dr. Bonny Ibhawoh noted on LinkedIn that “the concept of problem-based learning (now used worldwide) was pioneered in the School of Medicine at McMaster in the 1960s as a new, more holistic approach to medical education. PBL, often called small group, self-directed learning, is a hands-on approach where the problem drives the learning. Students do not try to solve the problem presented, but rather, the problem is used to help the students identify their own learning needs as they attempt to solve the problem, pull together, synthesize and apply information to the problem, and work effectively to learn from group members.”

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