Application of case-based learning combined with role-playing mode in clinical practice teaching for international students in department of dermatology / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the application value of case-based learning (CBL) combined with role-playing mode in clinical practice teaching for international students in department of dermatology.Methods:International students from Batch 2013 and Batch 2014 of MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, MBBS) Program of Sichuan University were recruited and divided into study and control group respectively. CBL combined with role-playing mode and traditional lecture-based learning (LBL) was adopted in the study group. The control group adopted the traditional LBL only. The points of knowledge gain, degree of interest inspiration, analytical ability and communication skill were assessed within the study group by questionnaire, meanwhile the final-test scores were compared between the study and control groups. SPSS 17.0 was used for t test, and signed rank-sum test of paired design was used for comparison. Results:Within the study group, the points of knowledge gain, degree of interest inspiration, analytical ability and communication skill for CBL combined with role-playing mode[95 (91,100)] were significantly higher than those of LBL [84 (78, 100)], and the final-test scores were significantly higher in study group [(90.23±4.78) points] than those in control group [(82.51±7.57) points] ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Clinical practice teaching for international medical students can be improved with the CBL combined with role-playing mode based on traditional LBL, which is worthy of widely application in future clinical education.