Exploration of the"renowned doctors into the classroom"teaching model in the undergraduate course of"TCM Internal Medicine"
Objective To assess how the teaching mode of"renowned doctors into the classroom"affects the undergraduate course of"TCM Internal Medicine".Methods A total of 173 students of the five-year TCM undergraduate program in Hunan University of Chinese Medicine participated from February 2022 to March 2024;they were randomly assigned to either an experimental group(n=87)or a control group(n=86).The experimental period is 2 years,with the same teachers for both groups of students,the same number of class hours,and consistent teaching content about TCM Internal Medicine,and the teaching methods include both classroom lectures and clinical internships.For the experimental group the national renowned TCM doctors'academical thoughts and clinical experiences,analysis of their classical case studies,as well as the teaching of the inheritors of the academic experience of national renowned TCM doctors have been highlighted;the academical thoughts and clinical experiences of national renowned TCM doctors were combined in the case analysis during clinical internships.For the control group,standard teaching approaches were followed.Evaluation was conducted through standardized examinations,formative evaluation,and student questionnaires.Results The scores of standardized examinations and formative evaluation in the experimental group are significantly higher than those in the control group,and the difference shows statistical significance(P<0.05).The results of questionaries have shown that the students of the experimental group are satisfied with the model of"renowned doctors into the classroom"and the satisfaction degree is higher than that in the control group,and it has shown statistical significance.Conclusion The"renowned doctors into the classroom"teaching model in undergraduate courses has significantly boosted students'interest in"TCM Internal Medicine",as well as their clinical thinking and problem-solving skills in a clinical context.Consequently,this approach has led to an enhancement in teaching quality.
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