I absolutely hate PBL

I do 100% realise that I am very lucky to have gotten into medicine, but I never expected to hate the course structure this much. When I researched PBL it was about working in groups and having a case based discussion, all of which are okay. What I did not expect is to be teaching myself 80% of the content.I don't understand much and I seem to just be memorising stuff for the sake of the exam, which I forget soon after because I never understood anything properly. I feel so robbed of the opportunity to sit in a lecture and be taught by a lecturer who's an expert in the field and be able to ask questions. it's not even independent study at this point, it is an independent degree. the uni absolutely teaches us nothing. I feel so frustrated with everything. is it too much to expect education from an educational institute? we are expected to teach ourselves everything and when we struggle it is our fault. I'm so fed up. I feel so alone as well. it is very possible that I'm going to fail my exams and idk what to do anymore. it's not even about the content, it's about the teaching. if it was taught, it would be okay. but I'm sick of relying on YouTube videos and books that I don't understand.

If you are in first year, you might want to consider perhaps transferring to a different university that offers more lecture-based teaching sessions.

Very sorry to hear you feel this way. I feel that in particular with one of my modules this year too which is all PBL learning. What year are you in? If you are in first year, you might want to consider perhaps transferring to a different university that offers more lecture-based teaching sessions.
If this is not a viable option or you find you really like this university and course but just feel that you aren't provided enough support in your learning, perhaps speak to your Personal Academic tutor or student representative if you have one, or just go straight to the lecturer or course lead and express your concerns to see if perhaps there are ways they can provide more support to you. They are, after all, employed for the benefit of the students and their learning so I'm sure they would be willing to help.

If like me you also struggle to understand abstract or difficult concepts at times, perhaps further discussion with your peers outside of classroom time can aid you in understanding the more difficult topics or joining forums for medical students (particularly if your uni has one) as I'm sure you will find other students who have similar problems with the way the course is structured.
Hope this helps at all

thanks for your reply. I'm first year but most unis don't allow transfers outside exceptional circumstances and I don't think they consider this to be exceptional. my personal tutor just says that I shouldn't be struggling, they've never been helpful, they always blame me they never support me. no one really cares. they all treat me like if this is too much then i'm not cut out for medicine and I should just withdraw. we have discussions in PBL but we are all as clueless as each other so no one's really able to explain anything fully. I don't think I've understood a single physiological process completely since we started. it's all just bits and pieces and it's very hard to put them all together. if I had known it'd be this way I would not have applied.

I think you may be overestimating the quality of lecture based teaching. Sitting in a lecture hall full of students watching a PowerPoint delivered by people who may be experts in their fields but who may have next to zero delivery skills and who buggers off immediately the lecture is over? You still have to do the reading and you still have to learn medicine from the source books and papers.