WeChat app combined CBL in oral medicine clinical training: A review

Abstract

Hotly used in student-centered medical education worldwide, case based learning (CBL) is worthen with WeChat, the most popular communication app and is widely used in all walks of life. We have practiced several years combining WeChat and CBL in the clinical training of oral medicine for young doctors, promoting outcomes over traditional bedside training. This article’s objective is demonstrating the acceptability and merits of WeChat CBL in the clinical training of oral medicine for young doctor. A total of eighty young doctors and 2 tutors participated in this study for interns of a every 2-month training during January 2018 to 2020. The control group used clinical bedside mode; the experimental group used bedside plus WeChat CBL mode. The evaluations included participation passion, daily routine and final test. Ten clerkships and thirty residents were in same number respectively of experiment and control groups. The participants in the experimental group produced a higher degree of participation in discussions. The twice and above Q&A action percentage is 40% in experimental group rather than 25% in control group. Daily assessment and final examination scores in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < .001). WeChat CBL mode has a positive effect on students’ learning enthusiasm, assessments and evaluations in clinical training of oral medicine.

Factors Associated with Self-Management of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients in Urumqi of Xinjiang of China: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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