Objective　To evaluate the methods of standard patient （SP） combined with case-based learning（CBL） in humanistic quality cultivation for interns in the department of thoracic surgery. Methods　Medical interns in the department of thoracic surgery were divided randomly into experimental（n=30） and control group（n=30） respectively. In experimental group， SP combined with CBL was used while in control group traditional teaching was used. At the end of the study， teaching effect was assessed by the final examination and questionnaires and the data were processed by t test and ?字2 test. P<0.05 signifies statistical differences. Results　There was no significant difference in test scores between the two groups（P >0.05）. Scores of history-taking， medical check-up， paper writing quality in the final examination in experimental group were significantly higher than those in control group（P<0.01）. Satisfaction degrees of doctor-patient communication， responsibility and service attitude in experimental group were better than those of control group（ ?字2=16.484， 10.335， 20.376， 32.851， P<0.01）． Conclusions　SP combined with CBL teaching method can stimulate the students' interests in thoracic surgery practice， improve the doctor-patient relationship and strengthen the ability of human-istic concern. It is a better clinical thoracic practice teaching method and it is beneficial to cultivating medical students with humanistic concern.