It consists of short lectures, practical workshops and practice sessions.
PHTLS courses are characterized by the extensive variety in the teaching methods (lectures, practical case studies), with a close instructor- participant ratio (1 3), many practice activities and continuous interaction.
Of time devoted to activities other than lectures, practical classes still dominated in science degree programs, with 63% of courses offering wet-labs (ranging from 1-48 hours).
It has four credit hours (about 60 contact hours) distributed among lectures, practical sessions, PBL sessions, tutorials and SDL as seen in Table 1.
Next came regrouping the module objectives around the chosen themes and reorganizing the teaching and learning activities (lectures, practical, tutorial, SDL and PBL sessions) to follow the themes.
Teaching is carried out by using lectures, practical sessions with the use of microscopes, and sessions with histology problem-solving strategies.
In addition during lectures, practical sessions, dissection sessions, tutorials and clinical appointments, the close contact with a large number of others facilitates the effective transmission of infection.
Data collectors spent approximately three weeks in training, which included classroom lectures, practical on-site experience in health facilities, and role-playing for observations and exit interviews.
Utilizing survey questionnaires, studies revealed students reporting that the use of a blended mode of education, including computer-assisted learning with the use of the internet, multimedia, online lecture notes and quizzes, together with face to face lectures, practical projects and group work, was beneficial and promoted better quality of education.
This first-year course is delivered over 13 weeks and is comprised of pre-lectures, lectures, "lectorials," practical laboratory sessions and peer-assisted study sessions (PASS).
