Clinical pathology clerkships contribute greatly to pathology education and residents recruitment: a randomized and prospective study from China
Background The traditional teaching mode (lecture-based learning and experiment course) of pathology lacks adequate specimens with typical pathological changes and exposure to clinical pathology. This deficiency has greatly dampened students' interest in learning pathology and weakened th...
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| author | Siyuan Gan Rujia Li Yanping Ha Zhenning Zou Ruifang Ye Wei Jie Xiaoqing Di Wenhua Hu Yanqin Sun |
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| description | Background
The traditional teaching mode (lecture-based learning and experiment course) of pathology lacks adequate specimens with typical pathological changes and exposure to clinical pathology. This deficiency has greatly dampened students' interest in learning pathology and weakened the effect of teaching pathology. Even worse, it impedes the recruitment of pathology resident.
Objective
We prospectively compared the impact of three teaching modes (experiment course, clinical pathology clerkship course, clinical pathology clerkship course and experiment course) on academic results and student perceptions to assess the role of clinical pathology clerkships in pathology education.
Design
One hundred eighty students were randomly allocated into the experiment course (EC), clinical pathology clerkship course (CPCC) group, or CPCC and EC group. Academic results were assessed through a review of written examinations, pathological specimen observation tests, and student performance scores. Two questionnaires were used to evaluate student perceptions.
Results
Compared to the EC group, all CPCC participants exhibited superior performance in written examinations, pathological specimen observation tests, and overall performance (P< 0.05 or < 0.01). However, the dual CPCC and EC group had better results than the CPCC group (P< 0.05 or < 0.01). Compared to EC, CPCC was more effective in developing students' interest in learning pathology and their ability to observe specimens, as well as facilitating students' initiative to choose pathology as a career choice (P< 0.05 or < 0.01).
Conclusions
CPCCs are helpful in improving students' pathology learning. However, the teaching mode (CPCC and EC combined) provides greater benefits for students' pathology learning. CPCC may contribute to improving pathology resident recruitment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-519f411951854bba895aecbde4fd43702022-12-21T23:37:59ZengF1000 Research LtdMedEdPublish2312-79962020-03-0191Clinical pathology clerkships contribute greatly to pathology education and residents recruitment: a randomized and prospective study from ChinaSiyuan Gan0Rujia Li1Yanping Ha2Zhenning Zou3Ruifang Ye4Wei Jie5Xiaoqing Di6Wenhua Hu7Yanqin Sun8Department of Pathology, Guangdong Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathology, Guangdong Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathology, Guangdong Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathology, Guangdong Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathology, Guangdong Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathology, Guangdong Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathology, Guangdong Medical UniversityBackground The traditional teaching mode (lecture-based learning and experiment course) of pathology lacks adequate specimens with typical pathological changes and exposure to clinical pathology. This deficiency has greatly dampened students' interest in learning pathology and weakened the effect of teaching pathology. Even worse, it impedes the recruitment of pathology resident. Objective We prospectively compared the impact of three teaching modes (experiment course, clinical pathology clerkship course, clinical pathology clerkship course and experiment course) on academic results and student perceptions to assess the role of clinical pathology clerkships in pathology education. Design One hundred eighty students were randomly allocated into the experiment course (EC), clinical pathology clerkship course (CPCC) group, or CPCC and EC group. Academic results were assessed through a review of written examinations, pathological specimen observation tests, and student performance scores. Two questionnaires were used to evaluate student perceptions. Results Compared to the EC group, all CPCC participants exhibited superior performance in written examinations, pathological specimen observation tests, and overall performance (P< 0.05 or < 0.01). However, the dual CPCC and EC group had better results than the CPCC group (P< 0.05 or < 0.01). Compared to EC, CPCC was more effective in developing students' interest in learning pathology and their ability to observe specimens, as well as facilitating students' initiative to choose pathology as a career choice (P< 0.05 or < 0.01). Conclusions CPCCs are helpful in improving students' pathology learning. However, the teaching mode (CPCC and EC combined) provides greater benefits for students' pathology learning. CPCC may contribute to improving pathology resident recruitment.https://www.mededpublish.org/Manuscripts/2852clinical pathology clerkshippathology educationexperiment coursepathology recruitmentresident choice |
| spellingShingle | Siyuan Gan Rujia Li Yanping Ha Zhenning Zou Ruifang Ye Wei Jie Xiaoqing Di Wenhua Hu Yanqin Sun Clinical pathology clerkships contribute greatly to pathology education and residents recruitment: a randomized and prospective study from China MedEdPublish clinical pathology clerkship pathology education experiment course pathology recruitment resident choice |
| title | Clinical pathology clerkships contribute greatly to pathology education and residents recruitment: a randomized and prospective study from China |
| title_full | Clinical pathology clerkships contribute greatly to pathology education and residents recruitment: a randomized and prospective study from China |
| title_fullStr | Clinical pathology clerkships contribute greatly to pathology education and residents recruitment: a randomized and prospective study from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical pathology clerkships contribute greatly to pathology education and residents recruitment: a randomized and prospective study from China |
| title_short | Clinical pathology clerkships contribute greatly to pathology education and residents recruitment: a randomized and prospective study from China |
| title_sort | clinical pathology clerkships contribute greatly to pathology education and residents recruitment a randomized and prospective study from china |
| topic | clinical pathology clerkship pathology education experiment course pathology recruitment resident choice |
| url | https://www.mededpublish.org/Manuscripts/2852 |
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