Characteristics and reasonable application of different teaching methods in professional education for undergraduates majored in clinical medicine

Abstract

Clinical education for undergraduates in China can be divided into three phases: preclinical phase, clinical clerkship phase, clinical practice phase, and each phase has its own features and different teaching tasks. Currently there are four teaching methods mostly applied in clinical education: lecture-based Learning (LBL), team-based learning (TBL), case-based learning (CBL) and problem-based learning (PBL). LBL is a teacher-centered teaching method, which focuses on making knowledge accurate, systematic and comprehensive; TBL, CBL and PBL are student-centered teaching methods, which can improve students' enthusiasm and subject initiative. Each teaching method has advantages and dis-advantages. According to the different characteristics of three stages of medical education, this paper analyzes the reasonable application of different medical teaching methods in three stages of undergraduate medical education: in preclinical stage, combining LBL with TBL teaching methods; in clinical clerkship phase, combining the teaching methods of LBL, TBL and CBL; in clinical practice stage, combining CBL with PBL teaching methods. Key words: Lecture-based learning; Team-based learning; Case-based learning; Problem-based learning