Application of micro-video combined with bilingual standardized patients on dermatovenerology clinical practice in international medical students

Objective To investigate the efficacy of micro-video based on WeChat platform combined with bilingual standardized patients on clinical practice of dermatovenerology in international medical students. Methods A total of 56 international clinical medical students from China Medical University who had their clinical practice class from May 2017 to June 2017 in Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University were selected as research objects, and were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group. New teaching method of micro-video based on WeChat platform combined with bilingual standardized patients was applied in the experimental group and the traditional teaching method was used in the control group. After courses, the theoretical examination, clinical case assessment and satisfaction degree of the two groups were compared to assess the learning effect. All statistical analyses were performed with the independent sample t-test and Chi-square test with SPSS 21.0 software. Results There was no significant difference in the theoretical test scores between two groups (t=1.48, P=0.144), but the scores of the clinical case test in the experimental group were significantly better than those in the control group (t=2.22, P=0.031). Results of satisfaction survey showed that more foreign students preferred new teaching methods, with a statistically significant difference ( χ2=7.24, P=0.007); in terms of consolidating theoretical knowledge ( χ2=4.766, P=0.029), motivating learning interest ( χ2=4.073, P=0.044), enhancing clinical practice skills ( χ2=4.667, P=0.031), promoting communication ability with patients ( χ2=6.411, P=0.011) and improving learning effect ( χ2=4.667, P=0.031), foreign students were more satisfied with new teaching methods, with a statistically significant difference. Conclusion In the dermatovenerology clinical practice among international medical students, application of micro-video based on WeChat platform combined with bilingual standardized patients can improve the teaching effect, which can be further popularized and applied as a new teaching method. Key words: Dermatovenerology; International medical students; WeChat; Micro-video; Bilingual standardized patients