Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (10): 883-887.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20220325-00383

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Exploration and practice of guiding junior undergraduates to read scientific research literature in the form of course

Ma Liwei1, Zhang Weifang1, Wang Jiyin1, Qiu Guannan2, Ni Juhua1   

  1. 1Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China;
    2Education Department, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
  • Received:2022-03-25 Online:2022-10-01 Published:2022-09-29
  • Contact: Ni Juhua, Email: juhuani@bjmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Innovative Teaching Program of Peking University (YX22005); Education Research Project of Peking University Health Science Center (2021YB30); Education Research Project of Peking University Health Science Center(2020YB38); Education Research Project of Peking University Health Science Center(2019YB14); Peking University Health Science Center Medical Education Research Funding Project for Online Courses(2020-49)

Abstract: Reading research literature is a necessary skill that medical students need master as soon as possible and it is also an important way to cultivate their scientific literacy and building of innovation capacity. Guiding junior undergraduates to read research literature in a form of course may help students to master systematic and scientific literature reading methods and lay a solid foundation for their future development. Taking the example of literature reading and academic communication,a college level general education elective course has been offered by the biochemistry teaching team from Peking University School of Basic Medical Sciences. The course is developed for the sophomores and juniors of Peking University Health Science Center and this article described course design, implementation and evaluation which were carried out by final examination and questionnaire survey. The results show that among 137 students who have taken this course, 99.3% (136/137) of the students successfully completed the course and passed the examination. The questionnaire survey of 72 students taking this course during 2020 and 2021 shows that guiding junior undergraduates to read scientific research literature in a form of selective courses significantly improved students' literature reading ability [88.9%(64/72)] and their skill in presentation [66.7%(48/72)], stimulated students' interest in scientific research [51.4%(37/72)], and enabled students to benefit from peer learning [63.9%(46/72)]. This course has initially established a set of early-phase training of research capacity in a form of single course. The learning is guided by teachers and follows the students-centered principle, which is conducive to cultivating students' essential capacity of literature reading and to stimulating their interest in scientific research.

Key words: Medical education, Course, Junior undergraduates, Scientific research literature, Reading and communication

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