The application of role-playing method in geriatrics MBBS teaching

Objective To explore the application of role-playing method in clinical teaching of geriatric medicine in MBBS(bachelor of medicine & bachelor of surgery). Methods Using the experiment control study. The totally 49 MBBS students from Kunming Medical University as the research object, they were randomly divided into experimental group (n=25) and control group (n=24), the experimental group adopts full English standardized patients (ESP) of role-playing teaching method in teaching, the control group using traditional teaching method of teaching, the theory achievement final exam and the form of a questionnaire to evaluate two kinds of teaching methods. Results There was no difference in the theoretical scores between the two groups [(81.43±1.43)vs(81.25±1.25), P=0.91], while the experimental group in the post-class questionnaire was better than the control group, and the difference was statistically significant [(6.71±0.71) vs (5.39±0.39), P<0.01]. The evaluation of teaching satisfaction and the satisfaction rate sum of the experimental group [87.5%(21/25)] were higher than the control group [82.6%(19/24)], with no statistically significant difference(χ2=2.909, P=0.573). Conclusions The role-play method used ESP to assisted clinical teaching, so it is an teaching pathway in Geriatrics training for MBBS students. Key words: Role-playing method; Bachelor of medicine & bachelor of surgery; Foreign students; Geriatrics