Pharmacology and therapeutics resource session attendance and academic performance of pre-clerkship medical students in problem-based learning curricula

Table 2 Schedule of weekly structured educational activities for pre-clerkship medical students^*

Theoretical educational activity	Students’ attendance	Time	Sunday	Tuesday	Thursday	Sunday
Tutorial^a	Compulsory	Forenoon	2–3 h	–	2–3 h	2–3 h
Resource session^b	Optional	Noon	–	1 h^c	1 h^c	1 h^d

^aSmall group activity of 9–11 students
^bLarge group activity in lecture theatres
^cTime shared by 1–3 faculty resource persons from different disciplines; d, review session with attendance of all students and discipline’s resource person
^*Other scheduled activities include laboratory skills, professional clinical skills, and community health activities

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