I currently teach in a clinical setting and active learning is by far the best way to put all of the didactic material to practice. Critical and analytical thinking must be used at all times. The first half of our program provides a lot of information that that is not used daily until the students begin in the clinical setting. The best active learning tools in the first part of the program include simulation and role-play. By the time the students are in clinic they must think critically and analytically everyday when it comes to putting the knowledge they have acquired to work with an actual patient.