Exploration of simulation-based medical education for undergraduate students

Over the past decades, extensive studies have underscored the growing importance of simulation-based medical education (SBME) for medical students. However, the underlying influence of SBME on undergraduate students is yet to be investigated. This work is a single-center cohort study involving 1178 undergraduate students who were divided into a control group and an SBME group. All participants gave their written informed consent. We compared the theoretical and practical achievements of these 2 groups and distributed a feedback questionnaire. Results show that SBME significantly improves the practical or theoretical achievements of students (P < .001). The humanistic care (improvement rate: 69.2%) and doctor–patient communication (improvement rate: 56.3%) performances of these studies were vastly improved. The students in the SBME group tend to allocate more time to communicating with others. SBME is an effective teaching method that can improve the reflective capacity and communication skills of undergraduate medical students, thereby resulting in their relatively improved performance.     

跟随病例式教学在培养口腔医学生思维模式中的作用研究#br#

目的    比较跟随病例式教学和分学科教学在培养口腔医学生思维模式中的作用。方法    选择中国医科大学口腔临床专业97期本科生62人和98期本科生60人,分别采用跟随病例式教学模式（跟随病例式教学组）和分学科教学模式（分学科教学组）。临床实习结束后分别对两组本科生进行理论-临床思维转换、批判性思维能力评估。结果    在理论-临床思维转换能力评估中,跟随病例式教学组本科生在临床接诊、病例汇报方面的成绩优于分学科教学组（均P < 0.05）;在批判性思维能力评估中,跟随病例式教学组本科生在寻找真理、分析能力、求知欲、认知成熟等方面,相较于分学科教学组本科生具有更加明显的正性批判性思维倾向（均P < 0.05）。结论    采用跟随病例式教学可能更有助于培养口腔医学生理论-临床思维转换能力和批判性思维能力。     

本科护生不确定压力与职业自我效能的相关性研究

目的探讨本科护生职业自我效能的现状,分析不确定压力对护生职业自我效能的影响。方法采取整群便利抽样法,2020年4月10—17日,选取浙江省4所高校1526名护理本科生为研究对象。采用护生一般情况问卷、护生职业自我效能问卷(PSQNS)及不确定压力问卷对其进行横断面调查。采用多重线性回归分析护生职业自我效能的影响因素。共发放问卷1526份,回收有效问卷1474份,有效回收率为96.6%。结果1474名本科护生PSQNS总分为(91.10±14.11)分,条目均分为(3.37±0.52)分,得分率为67.48%,处于中等水平。多重线性回归分析结果显示,护理专业喜爱程度、不确定压力、在校学业成绩、选择护理专业原因及家庭经济状况是本科护生职业自我效能的影响因素(P<0.05),可解释33.4%的变异。结论本科护生的职业自我效能有待提升;护理教育者可以通过降低护生的不确定压力,提高其职业自我效能。     

Medical training in Greece: A crisis in progress

Objectives. We sought to evaluate the opinions of medical students and graduates regarding the quality of medical education in Greece. Methods. Two online questionnaires concerning the undergraduate medical education and specialty training respectively were distributed. Results. Regarding the quality of undergraduate medical education, 52.1% of participants replied favorably while clinical training was found satisfactory by 45.1. Dissatisfaction rates with research opportunities and support from tutors reached 88.4 and 83.3%, respectively. The majority (75.3%) supported the introduction of examinations for commencing specialty training. 52.3% of physicians were satisfied with the quality of specialty training. The most common complaint was the absence of a formal educational program. 67.2% of participants were dissatisfied with working conditions during their specialty training, with 70.1% working >60 h per week. Physicians practicing medical specialties were more satisfied with the quality of specialty training than those practicing surgical specialties (odds ratio: 1.43; 95% confidence limits: 1.09–1.87) and were less likely to work for >60 h per week (odds ratio: 0.66; 95% confidence limits: 0.48–0.9). Conclusion. Opinions expressed in this survey highlight the need for reforming medical education in Greece.