Table 1.

TIBS Learning Activities

Learning Activities	Key Components
1. Attend a 2-hour lecture	•Introspective exercises on behavior change
	•Introduction to stages of readiness to change and principles of motivational interviewing
	•Demonstration of TIBS skills with standardized patient
2. Read the TIBS manual	•Importance of tobacco use to public health
3. Review the TIBS pocket guide	•The nature of tobacco addiction
4. Take a 20-item, open-book, Internet-based quiz	•Stages of readiness to change and principles of motivational interviewing
	•The ASK, ASSESS, and ASSIST steps5 adapted to adhere better to motivational interviewing principles
	•Additional clinical resources—options for building change plans, local referral resources, information on pharmacotherapy
5. Attend a 4-hour workshop	•Role-play exercises among pairs of students
	•Group exercise with standardized patients
	•Faculty assessment of student competence via observation of each student with standardized patient
6. Apply TIBS skills in clinical settings	•Implement TIBS with actual patients

TIBS, Tobacco Intervention Basic Skills curriculum.