Abstract: The allergy problem sets software has been applied in the teaching of allergy course in Peking Union Medical College for one year, and has been praised by teachers and students. Taking 91 students of grade 2016 from eight-year program of clinical medicine in Peking Union Medical College as an example, this study elaborated the design and implementation of allergy problem sets software assisted teaching in allergy course, and evaluated the application effect through test score, error rate and questionnaire survey. The results showed that, the allergy test scores of students using the software were higher than those of students who did not use the software [92.0(89.0,93.0)vs.79.0(75.3,83.5)respectively,P<0.001]; while the time needed to complete the test was less in the students using the software than those who did not use the software [20.0(16.0,30.0)minutes vs.56.0(41.5,74.5) minutes respectively,P<0.001]. The survey about the allergy problem sets software showed that one hundred percent (37/37) of users believed that the allergy problem sets software was an effective supplement to traditional classroom teaching and improved their ability to use knowledge of allergy in clinical practice.

Key words: Allergy, Medical students, Mobile learning, Problem sets, Software