Collaborative Teaching and Curricular Integration in Pre-Intern Clinical Placements: Insights from the Greater Bay...

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Clinical Training
• Healthcare Innovation

Background:

• China's demand for knowledge updates and technological innovations challenges clinical placement teaching.
• Pilot programs with innovative teaching models have improved student academic performance.
• Healthcare collaboration is emerging in the Guangdong-Hong-Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area's "Global-Innovation-Hub" zones.

Purpose of the Study:

• To reflect on medical students' experiences with collaborative teaching and learning.
• To evaluate medical curricular integration within "Global-Innovation-Hub" zones.
• To develop an integrated curriculum for pre-internship training.

Main Methods:

• Medical students from Macau University of Science & Technology (MUST) undertook clerkships at the First Affiliated Hospital (FAH) of Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU).
• A system-integrated curriculum was used across different educational systems and locations.
• Post-clerkship surveys and written reflections were analyzed to evaluate teaching models and student outcomes.

Main Results:

• The top-ranked teaching models prioritized student-led consultations with supervision and observational learning.
• Student-led consultation under supervision in the observers' chair was highly ranked.
• Post-clerkship questionnaires indicated positive outcomes for the integrated teaching approach.

Conclusions:

• Collaborative teaching and learning were successfully implemented through medical curricular integration in "Global-Innovation-Hub" zones.
• A consistent, student-preferred teaching model was developed for clinical placement curricula.
• The Greater Bay Area location facilitated significant improvements in students' clinical reasoning skills.