Objective

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To investigate the effects of teaching reform to strengthen the integration of basic medicine and clinical medicine by analyzing the scores of the National Medical Licensing Examination from 2014 to 2018.

Methods

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Through the improvement of the training program

the establishment of subject integration courses

the standardization of case teaching mode and the establishment of comprehensive medical experiment courses

the teaching reform of the combination of basic medicine and clinical medicine was carried out. The differences in the scores of the National Medical Licensing Examination between the students from Dalian University and those from the whole country were compared

including the average total scores

the passing rates

the average mastery rates of the basic medicine

and the average mastery rates of the cognitive level of the basic medicine.

Results

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In 2014

2015 and 2016

the average total scores of the students from Dalian University were 384.70±53.62

395.45±50.49

and 401.43±50.88

respectively

which were lower than those from the whole country (396.15±58.85

400.78±56.88

and 405.15±58.06). The average mastery rates of the basic medicine of the students from Dalian University were 56.28%

62.45%

and 64.92%

respectively

lower than those from the whole country (58.41%

62.46%

and 65.36%). The average mastery rates of the basic medicine of the students form Dalian University from 2014 to 2016 were lower than those from the whole country

and those were higher in 2017 to 2018 than the whole country. The average total scores of the students form Dalian University in 2017 and 2018 were 397.11 and 400.26 ± 61.15

respectively

higher than those from the whole country (388.91 and 397.01±58.35). The average mastery rates of the basic medicine of the students form Dalian University were 61.53% and 59.85%

respectively

higher than those from the whole country (58.64% and 58.38%). The total passing rates of the students from Dalian University in 2014 and 2016 were 91.11% and 72.73%

respectively

lower than those from the whole country (91.18% and 73.75%)

while in 2015

2017 and 2018 those were 76.47%

77.78%

and 77.59%

respectively

all higher than those from the whole country (73.59%

74.29%

and 76.89%). All the data showed a trend of increase with the teaching reform process.

Conclusion

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Strengthening the teaching reform of the combination of basic medicine and clinical medicine during the learning stage of basic medicine could improve students' learning interest and attention to the basic medical knowledge

strengthen the understanding of the relevance of basic medicine to clinical medicine

and play a positive role in the cultivation of medical students' post competency and the achievement of the goal of training applied medical talents.