Abstract

FRANCES-BOZAL, F.; CASTELLO-PONCE, A.  and  VERDU-PASCUAL, F.. Implementation of a constructivist teaching method for the learning of legal medicine: Freedom of prescription as example. Educ. méd. [online]. 2009, vol.12, n.3, pp.179-182. ISSN 1575-1813.

Introduction. The constructivist learning method is being slowly implanted in medical training. In this type of learning, the student builds his knowledge from the cognitive foundations that already has. The professor who follows this method does not limit itself to provide an elaborated knowledge, but must lead the students in their autonomous and active learning process. The main limitation of this method is the time needed to carry it out successfully because the student needs previous information and a time to prepare and to process the provided data in order to build a consolidated learning. In the following text the experience of implementing the constructivist approach to the teaching of legal medicine is described. Materials and methods. We used one of the workshops scheduled on the subject-prescription-to test the potential of this learning method in medicine and to determine its validity. Results and conclusions. The results show that the method in all its forms is particularly suited for the medical student and professional because it requires an efficient integration of information and the development of some assumptions which will put under a critical review, and will be applied in the daily practice of their profession.

Keywords : Constructivist teaching method; Education; Medicine; Students.

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