At the TBL Collaborative Conference in New Orleans we heard that many of the groups are using a 50% individual component/50% team component to determine the final grade at many medical schools. We are piloting TBL and it is well received by our students - who participated in determining the weighting of exams (including OSCEs), the IRAT/GRAT, peer and team evaluations. In our current pilot, we found that the team components failed to add any discrimination. While we are still working on improving the quality of our application exercises, the data presented at the TBLC suggest that they won't discriminate even when well designed. Given the fact that a major benchmark for all students is passage of USMLE exams, do any of you have a suggestion for possible changes that would promote the team focus but allow students to more accurately recognize their own performance and areas they need to work upon? Thanks. Karen Marcdante, MD Senior Associate Dean for Education Medical College of Wisconsin ________________________________________