Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (11): 901-904.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20200511-00729

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Investigation of medical students' readiness for the trans-discipline learning

Sun Pengxia, Li Shuya, Li Fan   

  1. Emergency Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2020-05-11 Online:2020-11-01 Published:2020-12-08
  • Contact: Li Fan, Email: lifana1109@126.com, Tel: 0086-10-69159156
  • Supported by:
    Beijing Union Medical College “basic scientific research business expenses of Central Universities”(3332018023)

Abstract: Objective To understand the medical students' readiness for trans-discipline learning. Methods All 471 medical students from the three top hospitals in Beijing were selected as the objects of the survey from August 2018 to August 2019. General Information Questionnaire, Chinese Version of Readiness for trans-discipline Learning Scale, and trans-discipline Communication Ability Questionnaire were used to investigate the current situation of medical students. Results The scores of the 471 medical students' readiness for trans-discipline learning were 72.45±9.82, there are differences in the level of RIPLS among medical students of different majors (76.02±0.64,71.16±0.59 vs. 70.74±1.68,F=12.388, P<0.01).The results of level analysis showed that the scores of medical students with different age, gender, major, school duration and communication skills had statistically significant differences (F=14.479,P<0.01). Conclusions The medical students' readiness for trans-discipline learning is ranked at the middle level. The recognition of occupation, their roles and responsibilities of medical students need to be improved.

Key words: Interprofessional education, Medical students, Influencing factors, Cooperative learning, Readiness

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