Chinese Journal of Medical Education

Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 338-342.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20190721-00583

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Investigation on the integration of clinical theory and practice in 16 medical universities

Lu Shuming1, Li Chunyan1, Du Jianling1, Zhang Jinbao2, Yi Guilan3, Liu Weiwei4, Yin Jian5, Shang Dong2, Guan Youfei6   

  1. 1Department of Internal Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China; 2Department of Acute Abdominal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China;
    3Department of Educational Administration, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China;
    4Research Center for Medical Education, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China;
    5Dean's Office, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China;
    6Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
  • Received:2019-07-21 Online:2020-05-01 Published:2020-12-09
  • Contact: Shang Dong, Email: shangdong@dmu.edu.cn. Tel: 0086-411-83635963
  • Supported by:
    Science Research Grant to Higher Education of “The 13th Five-Year Plan”in China Association of Higher Education (16YB015); Liaoning Province Education Science “the 13th Five-Year Plan” Project (JGl7DB105); National Medical Professional Degree Graduate Education Steering Committee Research Project (YX2018-03-05)

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Abstract: Objective To understand the current situation of the integration of clinical theory and practice in medical colleges and discover problems. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 593 teachers and 1 086 students from 16 medical colleges from September to December 2017. Results It shows that 91.9% (545/593) of the clinical teachers and 83.5% (907/1 086) of the interns believes that the proportion of theoretical and practical teaching hours is reasonable, most of which is concentrated in 1∶1, 2∶1 and 3∶1, most of the clinical teachers and the interns believe that the ratio of 1∶1 is the most appropriate. It is believed that most of the clinical theory courses and practical courses are partially connected, and the best way to integrate them is to combine the theoretical knowledge with clinical cases or to combine clinical cases with teach theories. As much as 53.0%(311/587) of the teachers understand that there is a systematic integration course and a systematic integration course in the institution, and nearly one-third of the teachers have participated in the integration course. Conclusions There are still several problems in the integration of clinical theory teaching and practical teaching. It should be guided by competency, continuously improve and optimize the system integration curriculum, coordinate and improve the integrated teaching within the medical disciplinary, and improve the quality of medical personnel training.

Key words: Theoretical teaching, Practical teaching, Integration, Systematic integration courses

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