Students investigate complex medical scenarios through seminar
Students participating in the problem-based learning seminar had opportunities to dive deeper into human anatomy and physiology with PNW’s Anatomage tables.
A cohort of visiting international medical students, several Purdue University Northwest (PNW) undergraduate students, and two local high school students were challenged in a month-long intensive seminar at PNW intended to strengthen their anatomy, physiology and pathology skills.
Led by Ernest Talarico, assistant professor of practice in Anatomy and Physiology in PNW’s department of Biological Sciences, the students engaged in problem-based learning for medical scenarios. Students role-played as physicians through case studies, presented research and shadowed medical professionals at local Northwest Indiana hospitals.
Problem-based learning is a unique learning model in which students are presented with information layer by layer, challenging them to critically and holistically think about mock patients and case studies. Among the takeaways Talarico wants for his students, he instills in them that everything is not what it seems. Students aspiring to practice medicine need to be well-prepared to think outside of the box when examining patients’ histories and conditions to provide them with the highest quality health care, says Talarico.
Read more about the cohort’s seminar as covered by the Post-Tribune and The Times of Northwest Indiana local newspapers.
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