School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; and.
Adv Physiol Educ. 2016 Sep;40(3):335-41. doi: 10.1152/advan.00188.2015.
Teaching of pathophysiology concepts is a core feature in health professional programs, but it can be challenging in undergraduate medical/biomedical science education, which is often highly theoretical when delivered by lectures and pen-and-paper tutorials. Authentic case studies allow students to apply their theoretical knowledge but still require good imagination on the part of the students. Lecture content can be reinforced through practical learning experiences in clinical environments. In this study, we report a new approach using clinical simulation within a Human Pathophysiology course to enable undergraduate science students to see "pathophysiology in action" in a clinical setting. Students role played health professionals, and, in these roles, they were able to interact with each other and the manikin "patient," take a medical history, perform a physical examination and consider relevant treatments. Evaluation of students' experiences suggests that using clinical simulation to deliver case studies is more effective than traditional paper-based case studies by encouraging active learning and improving the understanding of physiological concepts.
生理学概念的教学是健康专业课程的核心特征，但在本科医学/生物医学科学教育中却具有挑战性，因为通过讲座和纸笔辅导进行教学时，这通常是高度理论化的。真实案例研究允许学生应用他们的理论知识，但仍需要学生有良好的想象力。通过临床环境中的实践学习经验可以加强讲座内容。在这项研究中，我们报告了一种新方法，即在人体生理学课程中使用临床模拟，使本科理科学生能够在临床环境中看到“生理学的实际应用”。学生扮演卫生专业人员，在这些角色中，他们能够相互交流和与人体模型“患者”互动，采集病史，进行体格检查并考虑相关治疗。对学生体验的评估表明，使用临床模拟来提供案例研究比传统的基于纸张的案例研究更有效，因为它鼓励主动学习并提高对生理概念的理解。
