Abstract: Objective To explore the application effect of problem-based learning(PBL) and case-based learning(CBL) methods in standardized training of general practitioners. Methods 41 students who were trained in general practice in the Department of Geriatrics of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University were selected as the study subjects from July 2013 to June 2017. 23 students from grade 2016 and 2015 adopted PBL and CBL methods as the experimental group, while 18 students from 2014 and 2013 adopted traditional teaching methods as the control group. After the training, two groups of students were surveyed and assessed. Results Questionnaire survey results showed that the scores of the experimental group is higher than those of the control group in the evaluation of learning effect and teaching effect, and the difference were all statistically significant (all P<0.05). The results in medical history collection, physical examination, the judgment of auxiliary examination and the total score of the experimental group were superior than those of the control group, and the difference were all statistically significant (all P<0.05). Conclusions In the standardized training of general practitioners, PBL combined with CBL teaching methods can improve the comprehensive ability and cultivate the general thinking ability.

Key words: Problem-based learning, Case-based learning, Standardized training of general practitioners, Teaching method