Design and evaluation of ideological and political teaching of Medical Statistics for postgraduates / 上海预防医学

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo design and evaluate the ideological and political teaching in the Medical Statistics as a public basic course for postgraduates in a medical school. MethodsThrough expert consultation， literature review， investigation， we designed the main points in the ideological and political teaching for the Medical Statistics. Students' satisfaction and demand of ideological and political teaching were investigated by a questionnaire. Furthermore， effect of ideological and political teaching was evaluated. ResultsA total of 178 out of 201 graduate students in Grade 2020 in a medical university completed the survey， accounting for 88.56%， with a response rate of 100%. Among them， 84.27% of the students believed it was necessary to implement ideological and political teaching for the Medical Statistics， and 90.45% expected that ideological and political teaching could be combined with case studies. The comparison before and after class showed that the students’ correct understanding of data acquisition has been greatly improved from 78.65% to 100%. In addition， the proportion of those who were dedicated to studying increased from 89.88% to 97.75%. ConclusionThe ideological and political teaching for Medical Statistics can be implemented in combination with case studies. Ideological and political teaching may improve the courses with practical operation of knowledge and skills.