Abstract: Objective Through the application of mind mapping teaching method based on “modern information technology” in the practice teaching of general surgery for five-year clinical medicine students, the advantages and feasibility are evaluated.Methods From September 2018 to May 2019, 60 students from two small classes of 2014 grade five-year clinical medicine major were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, with 30 students in each group. The students in the experimental group used the teaching method of mind map based on “modern information technology” for practice teaching, while the students in the control group used the traditional teaching method. After 4 weeks of practice, the theoretical knowledge and clinical operation ability of the two groups of students were assessed, and the learning effect of the two groups of students was compared.Results The total score of theoretical assessment of the experimental group was better than that of the control group [(85.23 ± 3.19) vs (75.87 ± 3.23), P<0.01]. The scores of Mini-CEX(mini clinical examination exercise) and DOPS(direct observation of procedural skills)in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group [(7.23 ± 1.33) vs (5.73 ± 1.76), (7.03 ± 1.19) vs (6.10 ± 1.52), all P<0.01].Conclusions The application of mind mapping teaching method based on “modern information technology” in clinical practice teaching of general surgery can stimulate students' interest in learning, improve students' knowledge memory method, and improve the clinical practice teaching effect of general surgery.

Key words: Mind mapping, Modern information technology, General surgery, Teaching methods