Wu Lii-Tzu, Lai Tsuei-Yuan, Liu Chiu-Shong, Lee Cheng-Chun, Lin Cheng-Chieh, Horng Meei-Ling
School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Department and Graduate Institute of Special Education, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan.
Biomedicine (Taipei). 2014;4(3):21. doi: 10.7603/s40681-014-0021-2. Epub 2014 Aug 25.
Key ingredients for upgrading health care include bolstering and appraising professional medical education. Health examination as a crucial element of health care that we must incorporate into medical education. This research evaluates medical students' awareness of national health examinations. Two surveys, focused on health examination knowledge and perspective, were conducted for first- to fourthyear medical students, results analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA. Research subjects scored maximum 11 (of possible 15): i.e., 76.2% accuracy for health examination knowledge questions and held positive views on seven (58%) perspective-related questions. Self-directed learning courses do provide a positive effect on students' learning. Respondents' varying backgrounds had insignificant impact on overall results, but in-depth analysis for each individual question does reveal differences among several backgrounds. Medical students' overall awareness level for health examination is above average in comparison to the general public. This research result can provide a basis to improve the related professional programs, courses and teachings or used as a reference for modifications on future classes. The above observations were discussed based on the medical education system in Taiwan.
提升医疗保健水平的关键要素包括加强和评估专业医学教育。健康检查作为医疗保健的关键要素，必须纳入医学教育。本研究评估了医学生对国家健康检查的认知。针对大一至大四医学生进行了两项关于健康检查知识和观点的调查，结果采用描述性统计、t检验和方差分析进行分析。研究对象的最高得分是11分（满分15分）：即健康检查知识问题的准确率为76.2%，对七个（58%）观点相关问题持积极态度。自主学习课程确实对学生的学习有积极影响。受访者不同的背景对总体结果影响不显著，但对每个单独问题的深入分析确实揭示了几种背景之间的差异。与普通公众相比，医学生对健康检查的总体认知水平高于平均水平。本研究结果可为改进相关专业课程、教学内容提供依据，或为未来课程的修改提供参考。以上观察结果基于台湾的医学教育体系进行了讨论。
