Application of self-monitoring of blood glucose-based experience teaching method in clinical training of endocrinology

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and satisfaction of the experiential teaching method based on self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) in endocrinological training module. Methods Forty-two eight-year medical students who were undergoing clinical clerkship rotation in the Department of Endocrinology, Peking University People's Hospital from April 2018 to December 2018 were enrolled in the study. They were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group with twenty-one in each. The experimental group adopted SMBG-based experiential teaching and the control group was given traditional theoretical teaching. In-class tests were conducted to evaluate the teaching effect after class, and a satisfaction survey was taken out after internship. Results The score of in-class test from experimental group was 8.7±1.4, which was significantly higher than that from control group (7.2±2.3 )(P＜0.01). The questionnaire survey showed that teaching satisfaction score from the students of experimental group was 141.2±0.6, which was higher than that of students from control group(129.8±0.7),(P＜0.01). Conclusions In the endocrinological training module, the application of SMBG-based experiential teaching used in clinical training of endocrinology has achieved good teaching results and is well acknowledged by trainees of clerkship rotation.

Keywords

• self-monitoring of blood glucose|experiential teaching method|internship|diabetes