Application of case analysis and problem discussion in teaching the course of introduction to clinical medicine for law majors
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-1485.2012.12.007
- VernacularTitle:案例讨论在法学专业临床医学概论教学中的应用
- Author:
Yang SHEN
;
Yanyan ZHANG
;
Baohua WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Case analysis;
Science of law;
Teaching method;
Medical education
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2012;(12):1222-1225
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the efficacy of case analysis and problem discussion in teaching the course of introduction to clinical medicine for law majors and to discuss their influence on cultivating students' ability and quality.Methods Totally 58 students were randomly divided into three groups:trial group A(n =20),trial group B (n =16) and control group (n =22).Trial group A was further randomly divided into six groups.Teaching contents included iron deficiency anemia and acute leukemia.Trial group A and trial group B adpoted case analysis and problem discussion while control group practiced traditional classroom teaching.Results of theoretical test were processed through one-way analysis of variance and the least significant difference,using SPSS 11.5 software.Self-evaluation of teaching effects on students'specialized learning,logic thinking and knowledge of diseases were analyzed by Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test.Influences of different teaching methods on self learning ability,summarizing ability,team cooperation consciousness and lateral thinking were evaluated after lecture.Results Exam results showed no difference between trial group A and control group (P =0.564),the students in trial group A had a significant higher score than those in trial group B (P =0.004).100％ and 75.0％ students in trial group A considered the course of introduction to clinical medicine helpful concerning knowledge of diseases and students' specialized learning,higher than those of 77.3％ and 40.9％ in control group,with statistical differences(P =0.049,P =0.026).Positive evaluation rates of self learning ability,summarizing ability,team cooperation consciousness and lateral thinking were 100％,70.0％,80.0％,60.0％ in trial group A ;75.0％,68.8％,62.5％,81.3％ in trial group B;22.7％,36.4％,4.5％,27.3％ in control group.Except for summarizing ability,students in trial group A and B were significantly better than those in control group(P＜0.05).Conclusions The teaching method of case analysis and problem discussion meets the needs of versatile legal personnel training and it can stimulate students' study interest as well as improve their professional quality and ability.
