Educational Technologies

Design and implementation of a virtual simulation teaching system for public health emergency response

  • Liang Jingming ,
  • Li Lianxiang ,
  • Zhang An ,
  • Jin Siyu ,
  • Zhao Hailei ,
  • Sun Jijia ,
  • Wang Minghan
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  • 1Department of Health Management, School of Public Health, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China;
    2Department of Mathematical and Computational Intelligence, School of Artificial Intelligence in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China

Received date: 2024-08-15

  Online published: 2025-10-30

Supported by

National Education and Research Projects of Higher Education of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the 14th Five-year Plan in 2021 (YB-20-07); 2021 Shanghai Educational Science Research Project (C2021180); 2022 Shanghai Municipal Key University Course: Health Management (Shanghai Municipal Education Commission Document〔2022〕No. 27); Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024 Digital Intelligence Course Development Project: Health Management (KECJ2024245); 2025 Shanghai Municipal Key University Course: Health Promotion (Shanghai Municipal Education Commission Document〔2025〕No. 30)

Abstract

To improve the teaching effectiveness of the public health emergency response course and strengthen the training of public health personnel in handling such emergencies, a comprehensive virtual simulation teaching system for public health emergency response was designed, developed, and implemented at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. A total of 56 undergraduate students from the five-year preventive medicine and public utilities management, grade 2021, enrolled in this study. The teaching effectiveness was evaluated through practical training scores and questionnaire surveys. The results showed that all 56 students achieved a practical training score of good or above. Among the 55 students who participated in the questionnaire survey, 52(94.5%) believed that the system's instructional design highlighted professional characteristics, stimulated learning motivation and exploratory desire, and enhanced their comprehensive public health response capability. Furthermore, 49(89.1%) students considered the system scenarios to be realistic, and 51(92.7%) expressed overall satisfaction with the system. The virtual simulation teaching system for public health emergency response can help students master the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required in handling public health emergencies, thus contributing to the overall improvement of course effectiveness.

Cite this article

Liang Jingming , Li Lianxiang , Zhang An , Jin Siyu , Zhao Hailei , Sun Jijia , Wang Minghan . Design and implementation of a virtual simulation teaching system for public health emergency response[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2025 , 45(11) : 854 -859 . DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20240815-00855

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