Experiences in the centralized training of medical students' clinical skills before clerkship

Abstract

Objective This paper probes the methods of intensifying the medical students' clinical skills training before clerkship to adapt to the clinical environment and develop medical students' abilities. Methods 130 medical students including 52 males and 78 females were chosen as a sample. Teachers were chosen from the attending doctors of internal medicine department. The programs were implemented in a unification process and centralized training. Results One-time passing rate of students' examination was 98.0%. Conclusions The experiment shows that receiving intensified training before clerkship in a hospi-tal has its practical value and effect in improving the quality of medical students' clinical practice. The cen-tralized training of medical students' clinical skills is helpful for improving the professional quality and clini-cal skills. Key words: Medical student; Clinical skill; Centralized training