Exploring the History of Segregation at Duke while Orienting New Students to Team-Based Learning
- The Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) is the newest masters program in the Duke University School of Medicine. This program delivers a one-year, interdisciplinary curriculum for students aspiring to the healthcare professions and careers in biomedical science. - The predominant pedagogy employed in the Duke MBS program is team-based learning (TBL), an evidence-based approach that incorporates individual responsibility, active learning, small-group collaboration, application of conceptual knowledge, and immediate feedback (Koles et al., 2010; Kamei et al., 2012; Parmelee et al, 2012). - Our first three cohorts (Duke Classes of 2016-2018) comprise a diverse group of 118 matriculants, most of whom have no prior experience with TBL. In each year, we dedicated an afternoon of our 2-day orientation to introduce our andragogical methodology through active learning activities and team-based discussion of social-cultural aspects of healthcare. - Objective: to implement an “application” exercise that demonstrates TBL practices and reinforces programmatic values of diversity, inclusion, and teamwork, while introducing new pre-professional students to Duke’s history of discrimination and segregation.
- 2017