The Application of Student Standardized Patients in Cultivating the Humanities Quality of Medical Students-Taking the Teaching of Foundation of Clinical Skills as an Example

Abstract

Objective: To explore the application effect of Student Standardized Patients (SSP) in Teaching of Foundation of Clinical Skills. Methods: Our school's 2017 clinical major (six-year program) students were selected as the control group, and the 2018 clinical medicine major (six-year program) students were selected as the experimental group. The control group used traditional teaching methods, with students practicing consultation in the ward. The observation group used student standardized patient (SSP) combined with humanistic care teaching methods, with SSP and students conducting consultation training. The exam scores and final theoretical exam scores, as well as medical history collection data from both groups, were compared in the context of the teaching of the Foundations of Clinical Skills. At the same time, to understand the satisfaction of 2018 grade students with SSP teaching, as well as their evaluation of the teaching model, medical history collection, and mastery of humanistic literacy through questionnaires. Results: The medical history collection and final theoretical exam scores of the experimental group were higher than those of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); The survey results show that students generally have high satisfaction with SSP consultation teaching. Most students believe that using SSP practice is helpful in improving consultation skills, and that using SSP consultation teaching is beneficial for cultivating their humanistic qualities. Conclusion: This study found that scientific training of SSP, combined with scenario simulation and its application in Teaching of Foundation of Clinical Skills, can effectively improve students' practical skills and theoretical grades in medical history collection. Additionally, it plays a role in fostering students' medical humanities qualities.