Curso optativo de riesgo quirúrgico para estudiantes de pregrado de la carrera de estomatología / Elective course on surgical risk for undergraduate dental medicine students

Introducción: Los pacientes de riesgo quirúrgico presentan enfermedades asociadas que deben considerarse durante el tratamiento estomatológico. Investigaciones realizadas revelan la existencia de deficiencias durante la atención estomatológica a este tipo de paciente y que el tema debe ser reforzado durante el pregrado. Objetivos: Exponer las generalidades del curso optativo de atención estomatológica integral al paciente de riesgo quirúrgico y los criterios emitidos por sus participantes. Métodos: Se realizó una investigación descriptiva de corte pedagógico para exponer las características más importantes del curso. Se tuvieron en cuenta las siguientes variables: temas, objetivos, sistema de conocimientos y de habilidades. Se aplicó la técnica de Positivo, Negativo, Interesante a todos los participantes del curso. Resultados: El curso implementado contó con cinco temas: el primero dedicado a las generalidades y las características particulares en la confección de historia clínica; el segundo y tercero, a las enfermedades de riesgo quirúrgico y los tratamientos estomatológicos; el cuarto, al uso de medicamentos para la enfermedad sistémica y las posibles interacciones; y el quinto, a experiencias clínicas. Los estudiantes aportaron criterios positivos, negativos e interesantes. Conclusiones: El curso diseñado ofrece conocimientos y habilidades al estudiante que no se proporcionan en las asignaturas de pregrado, lo cual permite una mejor atención estomatológica integral a los pacientes de riesgo quirúrgico. Los estudiantes participantes del curso optativo aportaron criterios favorables sobre su estructura, pertinencia y valor científico(AU)

Introduction: Surgical risk patients have associated diseases that must be considered during dental treatment. Some research carried out have revealed the existence of deficiencies during dental care for this type of patients, a reason why the issue must be strengthened during undergraduate studies. Objective: To present the generalities of an elective course of comprehensive dental care for patients at surgical risk and the criteria issued by its participants. Methods: A descriptive research with a pedagogical nature was carried out to expose the most important characteristics of the course. The following variables were taken into account: topics, objectives, knowledge system and skills system. The positive-negative-interesting technique was applied to all the course participants. Results: The implemented course had five topics: the first was dedicated to generalities and particular characteristics in the preparation of a clinical record; the second and third courses, to surgical risk diseases and dental treatments; the fourth course, to the use of drugs for systemic diseases and possible interactions; and the fifth, to clinical experiences. The students provided positive, negative and interesting criteria. Conclusions: The designed course offers knowledge and skills to the student that are not provided in undergraduate subjects, which allows better comprehensive dental care to patients at surgical risk. The students participating in the elective course provided favorable criteria about the course's structure, relevance and scientific value(AU)

"The teaching exploration of common optional course""forensic medicine"" for clinical medicine undergraduate students" / 中华医学教育探索杂志

In teaching forensic medicine as a common optional course for clinical medicine undergraduate students, we carried on the beneficial attempt in the overall set-up of teaching program, the effective implementation of the case-based and discussion-based teaching methods, the use of multimedia and internet classroom, plentiful of teaching models such as demonstration and practice, discussion forums between teachers and students etc. Through these efforts, we enhanced the teaching quality of the public elective course offorensic medicine.

SIMPP analysis on curriculum satisfaction of students / 中华医学教育探索杂志

The degree of satisfaction of the curriculum is related not only to the degree of the curriculum but also to the degree of the students' development. With the concept of teaching reform micro system engineering, using the SIMPP analysis of the degree of satisfaction of the curriculum, the relevant factors of the students are studied. The results show that, the learning state, learning objec-tives, and the education level of mother affect the students more easily on the curriculum satisfaction. Research shows, in the present curriculum condition, educators should guide the students to study hard, establish a clear and reasonable learning goal, give the students the introduction and analysis of the curriculum, can effectively improve the students on the curriculum satisfaction, enhance the enthusiasm of the study.

Estrategias para implementar un programa de escritura en estudiantes de enfermería: experiencia piloto / Strategies to implement a writing syllabus for nursing students: a pilot experience

Introducción: la implementación de programas de "Escritura a través del Currículum" (del inglés Writing across the curriculum, WAC) ha demostrado mejorar las habilidades de escritura y los conocimientos de la propia disciplina en estudiantes universitarios. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar algunas de las estrategias identificadas como efectivas para mejorar la escritura de los estudiantes, en un curso piloto de una Escuela de Enfermería. Métodos: se conformó una comunidad de WAC, integrada por profesores, una asesora lingüística y ayudantes de escritura, y se implementaron estrategias probadamente efectivas. Para evaluar las estrategias implementadas se utilizó una actividad de escritura libre y el instrumento "Evaluación de las tareas de escritura". Resultados: tanto los profesores como los estudiantes estuvieron satisfechos con las estrategias utilizadas. Por otro lado, aunque los estudiantes no mostraron cambios en la percepción de sus habilidades para escribir, disminuyeron significativamente los errores en los informes que elaboraron. Conclusión: fue posible identificar estrategias que serían parte de un programa de WAC replicable que permitiría incrementar las habilidades de escritura en los estudiantes(AU)

Introduction: Implementation of "Writing across the curriculum" (WAC) syllabuses has shown to improve writing skills and knowledge about the discipline among university students. A pilot course was implemented in a nursing school to evaluate some of the strategies identified as effective to improve writing skills among students. Methods: A WAC community was constituted, made up of teachers, a linguistic advisor and writing assistants. Proven effective strategies were implemented. Evaluation of the strategies implemented was based on a free writing activity and the tool "Evaluation of writing assignments". Results: Both teachers and students were pleased with the strategies used. Even though students' perception of their own writing skills did not change, there was a significantly lower number of errors in the reports they wrote. I Conclusion: It was possible to identify the strategies to be included in a replicable WAC program allowing to improve writing skills among students(AU)

The curriculum of reformation of the ideology, moral culture and the basis of law in medical college should be inosculated into the medical humanities / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Medical humanities teaching in medical college can not been taken on by single or several curriculums,and should be inosculated into all of the medical teaching taches.The curriculum of ideology,moral culture and the basis of law(shortened form to basis) is the required course prescribed by the national education department for all the freshmen. The curriculum reform of the basis should be combined with the characters of the medical circumstances, inosculated into the medical humanities,and should become an important platform of the medical humanities educating system.