Application of problem-based learning and case-based learning in teaching ectopic pregnancy to fifth-year medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study explored the effectiveness of combining problem-based learning (PBL) and case-based learning (CBL) in the clinical teaching of ectopic pregnancy.

Methods

Fifth-year students majoring in clinical medicine were recruited from the Department of Gynecology at the Hengyang Central Hospital and Hainan General Hospital between September 2023 and June 2024. The students were randomly assigned to either the combined PBL-CBL or the traditional group. At the end of the class, both groups of students were required to complete a post-class quiz and an anonymous questionnaire.

Results

The basic knowledge score in the combined PBL-CBL group was significantly higher than that in the traditional group (42.6 ± 3.6 vs 35.0 ± 2.3, p = 0.000). Similarly, the case anal

SUBMITTER: Xie W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11583762 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature