?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Faculty+Development+Program+in+Dokuz+Eyl%C3%BCl+School+of+Medicine%3A%0AIn+the+process+of+curriculum+change+from+traditional+to+PBL%0A&rft.creator=Musal%2C+Berna&rft.creator=Abacioglu%2C+Hakan&rft.creator=Dicle%2C+Oguz&rft.creator=+Akalin%2C+Elif&rft.creator=Sarioglu%2C+S%C3%BClen&rft.creator=Esen%2C+Adil&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=Introduction%3A+In+Dokuz+Eyl%C3%BCl+School+of+Medicine+(DESM)+a+faculty+development+program+is+being+carried+out+by+the+%22Trainers'+Training+Committee%22.+DESM+made+a+fundamental+change+in+its+curriculum+from+traditional+to+Problem-based+Learning+(PBL)+in+1997.+This+was+the+first+implementation+of+a+PBL+curriculum+in+Turkey.+Faculty+development+activities+were+initiated+in+the+same+year.+This+paper+describes+the+faculty+development+activities+with+a+special+emphasis+on+PBL+courses.%0AProgram+description%3A+Between+1997-2000+27+four-day+long+PBL+courses+were+held+for+343+participants.+The+curriculum+consisted+of+PBL+philosophy%2C+PBL+steps%2C+role+of+the+tutor+and+students+in+PBL+process%2C+effective+case+design%2C+assessment+principles+and+group+dynamics.+PBL+simulations+enabled+the+participants+to+play+the+roles+of+both+tutors+and+students.%0AProcess+evaluation%3A+At+the+end+of+the+program+most+of+the+participants+stated+that+length+of+the+program%2C+content%2C+training+methods+and+the+course+organization+was+appropriate.+The+majority+of+the+participants+(89.5%25)+found+the+program+very+useful.+PBL+steps%2C+PBL+practices+and+PBL+philosophy+were+found+as+the+most+useful+sessions.%0ADiscussion%3A+These+courses+gave+medical+staff+the+opportunity+to+develop+their+understanding+of+PBL+methodology+and+theory.+PBL+courses+and+continuous+educational+activities+such+as+weekly+tutor+meetings+are+being+held+and+new+courses+on+advanced+tutoring+skills+are+being+planned+for+the+near+future+in+DESM.%0A&rft.date=2002-02&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2369%2F1%2Fres00030.pdf&rft.identifier=++Musal%2C+Berna+and+Abacioglu%2C+Hakan+and+Dicle%2C+Oguz+and++Akalin%2C+Elif+and+Sarioglu%2C+S%C3%BClen+and+Esen%2C+Adil++(2002)+Faculty+Development+Program+in+Dokuz+Eyl%C3%BCl+School+of+Medicine%3A+In+the+process+of+curriculum+change+from+traditional+to+PBL.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2369%2F