Research advances on comic teaching in medical education

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20220320-00347

Abstract

Abstract: Comic teaching plays an important role in facilitating students' understanding and retention of the content and in promoting active thinking about it. At present, application of comic teaching is still lacking in the field of medical education in China. Based on a systematic review of the relevant literature, this paper describes the functions and characteristics, design principles, implementation process and application effects of comic teaching in medical education. The comic teaching in medical field requires a high level of artistry and professionalism of comics, and requires strict quality control of comics. How to realize comic teaching combined with flipped classroom and other teaching methods, so as to improve the participation of medical students and the educational effect, is a research direction worthy of attention in the future.

Key words: Medical education, Comic, Teaching method, Research progress

CLC Number:

Yang Bei, Wang Yin, Cheng Kangyao. Research advances on comic teaching in medical education[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2022, 42(10): 893-897.

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