AMEE MEDICAL-EDUCATION GUIDE NO-7 - TASK-BASED LEARNING - AN EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY FOR UNDERGRADUATE, POSTGRADUATE AND CONTINUING MEDICAL-EDUCATION .1.

Task-based learning(TBL) is an educationally sound, effective and effi cient strategy for delivering relevant education. In TBL, the tasks of the healthcare professional provide the context and the focus for lea rning-but are not the objective of the student's learning. Students ga in a basic understanding of the principles of health and disease, and of how to apply these in a range of contexts. Within the specific cont ext of healthcare, students develop generic competences, such as commu nication and management skills. TBL ensures that learning objectives a re achieved, while taking advantage of the rich opportunities and expe riences to which a student or doctor can be exposed in a real or simul ated clinical setting.