Abstract: Situation-evidence-team-development (SETD) is a new teaching mode created by surgical teaching and research department in The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. The goal of this teaching method was to stimulate students' learning interest and to improve the quality of skill training in a short term course. This study took the stop the bleed (STB) training in surgery for five-year program non-clinical medicine undergraduates as an example. The article described the design and implementation of STB training based on SETD teaching method. The learning outcomes were evaluated by examination score and questionnaires survey before and after the training. The results showed that the excellent rate (≥80 points) of the theoretical examination reached 92.6%(50/54) and the passing rate (≥60 points) was 100.0%(54/54); Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare the differences between students' confidence level on homostasis skill before and after the training. The results showed that students' confidence level raised from (3.96±0.69) to (3.22±1.21) in pressure homostasia, from (4.07±0.86) to (2.78±1.22) in bandage homeostasia and from (4.09±0.76) to (2.67±1.33) in tourniquet homostasia respectively. The difference were all statistically significant (all P<0.001). In conclusion, the SETD teaching method can ensure the effectiveness of theoretical learning while improving students' confidence level in hemostasis skills, thus enhancing the overall effect of short-term skills training.

Key words: General surgery, SETD teaching method, homostasia skill, Students, medical