Application of bilingual standardized patients in international medical students' clinical practice of dermatology and venerology
Abstract：ObjectiveTo investigate applying bilingual standardized patient (SP) in international students’ clinical practice teaching, so as to provide experiences for further medical education reformation.MethodsEight SP from department of dermatology and venerology, the ifrst afifliated hospital of Nanjing Medical University were recruited and trained. SP’s scripts were made based on 6 common skin diseases. These were applied in dermatological clinical practice teaching for international students. The effects were assessed by comparing scores with previous results and the analysis of the students’ basic clinical skills.ResultsAfter application of SP in teaching, the dermatological achievements of international students were higher than before, the average score of dermatological test increased from 84.4 to 89.7. The clinical practice skills of international students were also improved, the average score of case writing test and clinical examination test increased from 84.4 to 89.7 and 79.4 to 92.4, respectively.ConclusionSelecting proper postgraduate students as SP and training them for practice teaching could be used as a new method of clinical practice teaching of dermatology and venerology for international students.
Keywords：Dermatology and venerologyTeaching practiceBilingual standard patientForeign student
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 54-56 )