Auxiliary Teaching and Practice of the Medical Imaging Course for Undergraduate Clinical Medicine Students Supported by the WeChat Public Platform
Objective:To explore the effectiveness and practice of a blended learning model using the WeChat public platform to assist in teaching the medical imaging course.Methods:Sixty clinical medicine interns from the 2018 cohort and twelve supervising physicians were selected as the research subjects.The 60 students were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group,with 30 students in each group.The control group used traditional teaching methods,while the experimental group combined traditional teaching with the WeChat public platform-supported blended learning model.After one semester,teaching evaluations from both interns and teachers,student assessment scores,and survey results were collected and statistically analyzed.Results:The teaching levels of supervising physicians were similar in both groups,with teacher evaluation excellent rates of 80.0%and 70.0%,showing no significant statistical difference(P>0.05).The experimental group showed better attendance,classroom performance,interest,and absorption of the content than the control group.The self-evaluation excellent rate for the experimental group was 83.3%,compared to 60.0%for the control group,with a significant statistical difference(P<0.05).The experimental group's average score(81.87±9.11)was higher than the control group's(75.80±9.10).The pass rate for both groups was 100%,but the experimental group's excellent rate was 56.7%,higher than the control group's 30.0%,with significant statistical differences(P<0.05).Conclusion:The blended learning model supported by the WeChat public platform enhances students'interest in medical imaging,helps with understanding,mastering,learning communication,and knowledge sharing,thereby improving clinical undergraduate teaching practices and the teaching effectiveness of the imaging specialty.