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During a one-year experiment in postgraduate psychiatric education, residents participated in live debates instead of attending traditional lectures and seminars. A variety of controversial topics in psychiatry were covered. Both residents and faculty rated the debate as a thought-provoking and highly effective teaching tool, and a fun one, to boot.
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Ganguli, M., Rancurello, M. Starting Fights: The Debate as Teaching Tool . Acad Psychiatry 14, 39–43 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03341851
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