为医学学生实施和评估癌症免疫治疗选修课程:混合方法描述性研究
Mark Raynor1, Rivers Hock1, Brandon Godinich1
1Department of Medical Education, Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, 130 Rick Francis, El Paso, TX, 79905, United States, 1 915-215-6116.
JMIR medical education
|January 21, 2026
概括
一个在线癌症免疫疗法选修课改善了医学学生在治疗癌症方面的知识和信心. 混合模型提供了灵活性,并增强了临床应用的理解,为医学教育提供了一个可扩展的框架.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 医学教育 医学教育
背景情况:
- 癌症免疫疗法是瘤学的关键进展,但在医学课程中代表性不足.
- 在将基础免疫学与癌症免疫疗法的临床应用相结合方面存在差距.
- 为了解决这一教育差距,为医学四年级学生开发了一门在线选修课.
研究的目的:
- 评估在线癌症免疫治疗选修课程在增强医学学生的知识,参与和批判性思维方面的有效性.
- 评估混合异步同步在线模型对学习成果的影响.
- 为未来将癌症免疫疗法教育纳入医学课程的战略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一项混合方法研究,涉及四年级医学学生参加为期2周的在线选修课程.
- 课程包括自动节奏模块,在线讨论和圆顶演讲.
- 课前和课后的测试和匿名的利克特尺度调查被用于评估.
主要成果:
- 学生报告了对选修课的一致积极看法,平均利克特分数为5 (强烈同意).
- 平均课后测试成绩高于课前成绩,表明概念理解有所改善.
- 定性分析显示了信心的增加,对混合模型的灵活性的赞赏,以及对临床应用的更好的理解.
结论:
- 一个有针对性的在线癌症免疫疗法选修课可以增强对新兴癌症疗法的认知知识和批判性思维.
- 混合在线结构为医学教育提供了灵活性,可访问性和可扩展性.
- 该模型为将癌症免疫疗法纳入医学课程提供了一个有前途的框架,并有可能在未来进行改进.
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