The structure of memorized knowledge in students and clinicians: an explanation for diagnostic expertise

This paper provides for the first time evidence of a consistent difference in the memory structures of novice and expert clinicians. The diagnostic performance of first- and third-year clinical medical students, senior house officers, registrars and consultants on four clinical problems in general medicine was studied. Comparisons were made of all diagnostic interpretations offered and the forceful features (personally important pieces of information which act as a key to particular memory structures which in turn give rise to the clinical interpretation) from which these were derived. Results demonstrate that the numbers of interpretations made and the numbers of forceful features identified did not differ significantly between groups (P greater than 0.05). However, the actual interpretations made in three out of four cases, and the actual forceful features identified in all cases, did differ significantly between groups (P less than 0.05). The numbers of interpretations made by all groups were large and demonstrated enormous variability. Highly individualized multiple responses to clinical information are associated with easy diagnoses. We conclude that there is no difference between groups of differing clinical experience in the breadth of thought but that there are marked differences in the precise content and structure of thought. This allows coherent explanation of variation in diagnostic expertise with clinical experience. The significance of the findings is discussed.     

山东省中小学生麻疹爆发原因的病例对照研究

为探讨山东省中小学生麻疹爆发的原因 ,采用 1∶2配比的病例对照方法对中小学生麻疹疫苗 (MV)效力进行了研究 ,同时对近年来中小学生MV接种率进行了估算。结果显示 :中小学生MV效力为 74 % ,95 %可信区间为4 7%～ 88% ;小学生MV效力明显高于中学生 ,分别为 82 %和 6 8% ;1999～ 2 0 0 1年学龄儿童的估算接种率分别为75 4 %、75 6 %和 5 5 7%。较低的MV效力和接种率是计划免疫工作薄弱地区中小学生麻疹爆发的主要原因。     

医学生素质教育中几对关系的处理

当医学素质教育中广博、个性、创新等观念日益被教育者和教育对象接受的同时，常常又容易陷入另一个误区，即盲目接纳、肯定这些观念，高没有对其进行审慎、辩证的思考，文章通过素质教育中几对观念的辨析，以期对此形成客观、全面的认识。     

Teaching medical students about the appropriateness of social and sexual contact between doctors and their patients: evaluation of a programme

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of an educational intervention on medical students' attitudes toward social and sexual contact with patients by doctors from three medical specialties (general practice, obstetrics/gynaecology and psychiatry). Medical students from two consecutive fifth year classes at one medical school participated in one 3 hour session that included instruction on the standards of the profession that prohibit doctor–patient sexual contact. Students were assigned to either intervention groups or control groups and responded to an anonymous questionnaire (overall response rate 66·8% ; n=141). As many as 14·5% of control group students thought it was (sometimes or usually) appropriate for general practitioners to date their own patients and at least 3% thought it appropriate for members of any of these three medical specialties to engage in sexual contact with their own patients. However, there were no significant differences in attitudes toward hugging, dating or sexual contact with current patients between those who had attended the seminar and the control groups. The session significantly influenced attitudes regarding obstetrician/gynaecologists and psychiatrists hugging and having sexual contact with former patients. These findings are discussed in relation to a need for expansion of such instruction.     

师范大学学生艾滋病知识现况调查及健康教育近期效果评价

目的 了解师范大学学生艾滋病相关知识及行为现状，为高校制定艾滋病健康教育规划提供参考。方法 抽取天津师范大学2000年入学新生，通过集体讲座，使用统一的调查问卷在教育前后分别调查学生艾滋病相关知识及态度，并利用EPIinf0软件进行分析。结果 天津师范大学一年级学生健康教育后对艾滋病性质、主要传播途径等的正确回答率都有所提高，能够正确对待艾滋病病毒感染者，教育前后学生对性行为的态度无明显改变。学生希望获得艾滋病知识的前4位方式均为电视、报刊书籍、卫生课和医生。结论 从国情和现实需要出发，在大学生中开展适时、适度、适量的性健康教育和健康行为教育，对预防性病艾滋病有着积极的意义。     

关于加强医学生实践能力培养的研究

文章比较科学系统地提出了三种有效培养医学院校大学生实践能力的途径与方法,即以课堂教学活动为基点、以实践教学环节为中心和以课外实践活动为辅助。以期为各医学高等院校就如何加强医学生实践能力培养的问题提供有益的借鉴。     

北京市宣武区中学生生殖健康知识调查分析

【目的】掌握青少年性发育特点,以便开展有针对性的青春期生殖健康教育,提高自我保护能力,使其健康的成长。【方法】重点高中2所、普通高中4所、职业高中3所,分别选择同年级、同号班级22个班的1 800名高中生,由专门调查员进班发问卷,要求学生在15 min内完成。学生填写问卷时,采用校方人员回避,问卷不记名方式,填写后当场封存,确保学生的隐私权。【结果】调查学生中生理知识知晓率达到70.74%,性病、艾滋病方面知识知晓率达53.9%,相关避孕知识知晓率15%,学生中的性活动发生率17.9%,缺乏保护意识的学生占25.4%,接触过淫秽品的学生43.5%,对婚前性行为的看法持开放态度的学生占38%。【结论】学生的性观念开放,综合自我保护能力较低,易受疾病和社会危险因素伤害,对其成长过程造成障碍。     

大学生蠕形螨感染的调查分析

目的调查广州医学院2001级大学生人体蠕形螨的感染情况,探讨蠕形螨感染与皮肤疾病、宿舍分布的关系。方法采用透明胶纸粘贴法对468名在校大学生蠕形螨感染进行调查,同时观察其面部皮肤状况,询问其所住宿舍状况并记录于调查表内。结果广州医学院2001级大学生468人,检出人体蠕形螨者85人,感染率18.16%。男学生感染率为18.37%(52/283人),女学生为17.84%(33/185人),两者无显著性差异(P>0.05)。从学生来源地看,城镇学生感染率为15.94%(51/320人),农村学生为22.97%(34/148人),两者无显著性差异(P>0.05)。感染者的感染度以每条透明胶纸1～3条虫为多,占87.06%(74/85人)。检获的螨大多为毛囊蠕形螨,占70.59%(60/85人),单一感染皮脂蠕形螨仅15.29%(13/85人),两者混合感染为14.12%(12/85人)。面部有痤疮、毛囊炎或毛囊扩张者蠕形螨感染率均高于面部皮肤正常、有痒感者(P<0.05);有痒感者蠕形螨感染率与面部皮肤正常者无显著性差异(P>0.05)。感染蠕形螨者具有显著的宿舍聚集性(P<0.01)。结论广州医学院2001级大学生人体蠕形螨感染较为普遍。感染大多为毛囊蠕形螨,少数为皮脂蠕形螨及两者混合感染,两种蠕形螨的感染度都属轻度。蠕形螨感染可能是痤疮、毛囊炎或毛囊扩张等皮肤疾病的致病因素之一。蠕形螨感染可以通过同