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Consultancy service on medical education with special reference to PBL has been provided to the following medical schools and universities in the Asia Pacific region:
Taiwan (since 1998):
National Taiwan University
National Cheng Kung University
National Yang Ming University
Fu-Jen Catholic University
Taipei Medical University
Taipei Tri-service General Hospital
China Medical University
Chung Tai Nursing College
Chung Shan Medical University
Kaohsiung Medical University
Tzu-Chi University
Hong Kong (Since 1993):
The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Medicine
The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Science
Japan (Since 1995):
Kinki University
Singapore (Since 1999):
The National University of Singapore
Nanyang Polytechnic University, School of Health Sciences
Malaysia (Since 1999):
University of Malaya
International Medical University
University of Malaysia Sarawa
Philippines (Since 2004):
WHO, Western Pacific Regional Office
Department of Health
University of Santo Tomas
UERMMMC, Quezon
China (starting 2005)
Although some introductions have been made since mid-1990s to several medical schools in China, their responses were luke-warm due to lack of incentives, lack of understanding and practical difficulties in expertise and policy management. In recent years, the interest in PBL is growing as the university system in China is shiftting to the American style and increasingly more autonomy and funding became available to the universities. This year in April/May, I visited Wuhan University in Wuhan and Zhong Shan University in Guangzhou to launch a introductory 2-day PBL workshop in medical education. In August, I also conducted a 2-day PBL workshop in the Capital Medical University in Beijing, which is sponsored by the Chinese Association of Physiological Societies. An introductory PBL lecture and workshop is being planned for Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University in Shangahi in mid October, 2005. Also, a plan to visit Shandong Medical University is being planned for the Spring of 2006.
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| A region of PBL potential? | | Can educators and students in this region learn and use PBL in education including medical education? Some think not due to the traditional Asian culture. This is currently more of a political rather than an academic issue. It will take some time. I will try to find out the answer in 5 years. |
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| PBL workshops in Taiwan in 2004 | | I toured across the entire Taiwan island and conducted one-week PBL workshop each (with hands-on practice sessions) in 4 medical centers representing different geographic parts of Taiwan. My conclusion: It is difficult but possible to do PBL in Taiwan. The difficulty lies in the heavy traditional reliance on acquisition of knowledge contents rather than the learning process and attitudes. Change must start with teachers and educational administrators. |
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| 浙江醫科大學-1995年5月- 對大陸醫學院校拓展學術交流空間是我在港大的任務 | | 在做PBL小組討論的示範。 事隔十年, 如今中國大陸才開始對PBL有初步的興趣。 我當時也去了北京醫科大學及廣州的中山醫科大學做PBL的演講及示範。當時的教育行政長官認為在中國實施PBL的可行性不高。 |
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