Objects The center of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) in China has organized several extra-curricular trainings in summer vacations for medical students, so as to enable them get involved in the practice of Evidence Based Medicine, we were wondering whether these training courses served as an effective supplement to EBM education in class and what it exactly brought to us, with a primary concern about research capability in field of EBM. Methods We conducted questionnaire survey with undergraduate students whose enrolling years range from 2001 to 2005 in West China Medical School of Sichuan University, and divided them into a stratification of five groups according to enrolling years. Then we paired the trained students with untrained ones at a ratio of 1׃2. The final number of included students was 216, of which 72 had been trained while other 144 had not. Epidata 3.0, Excel and SPSS 13.0 were used for data collecting and analyzing, respectively. Chi-square test was adopted for result interpretation. Results Compared to those without training experience, trained students were prone to choose medical specialized databases (Plt;0.05) when they search for some academic publications. In terms of selecting and quality evaluation, the trained were more dependent on systematic reviews (Plt;0.05). Meanwhile, they also showed critical thinking more than that of untrained (Plt;0.05). In addition, the fruit of published theses was in favor of those trained ones. Conclusions Those who have taken part in extra-curricular training of EBM surpass those untrained in ability of scientific research. To some extent, we are still in shortage of educational resources; this extra-curricular training course can play a complementary role for EBM education, as effective and necessary.
Objective To summarize the organization management and performance of volunteers taking part in the medical succor in People’s Hospital of Deyang City after 2 weeks of Wenchuan earthquake, in order to provide some reference for public health events in the future. Method Collecting some basic information, job flowing, workload, and management system of volunteers in the hospital from 12th to 26th, May, 2008, and so on, and then using Microsoft EXCEL to set up database for general analysis, in order to summarize management’s characteristics of volunteer organization and effects in hospital medical rescue. Result There are 6 838 persons that took part in the volunteer work, and this work can be divided into 3 phases according to the difference of the organization and management methods, they are 1 day later, 2-3 days later, 4-14 days later after earthquake. These volunteers assisted hospital finishing rescue, treatment and nursing for more than 1 870 wounded persons, transferring more than 441 wounded persons, and some works of logistic service, epidemic situation prevention and control, mentality intervention. Conclusion Different work tasks in different phases for volunteers after 2 weeks earthquake. Organizing and managing volunteers in different phases according to different work tasks to benefit the work performance.
Objective To discuss the strategies for building the framework of team culture of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) for colorectal cancer. Methods By comprehending the traditional concept of volunteer and probing into the value of traditional team culture, combining the needs of MDT for colorectal cancer, build appropriate team culture and core idea of MDT for colorectal cancer. Results Confirm that building of volunteers groups and the volunteers culture is the core of the team culture of MDT for colorectal cancer. Analyze characters of volunteers groups and the operation strategies, and find the way of maintaining the volunteers culture. Conclusion With the development of volunteers groups and increased participants, the team culture of MDT for colorectal cancer will show more sociality and extent. And it is also the important idea and direction for development in future. As team culture, organization structure and personnel structure supplements each other, adjusting and perfecting the team culture in practice continually is a long-term work for MDT.
Objective To further discuss the strategies for building the framework of team culture of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) for colorectal cancer. Methods By analyzing the present situation of volunteer team of MDT and exploring the problems existed, look for new strategies to develop the volunteer team. Results The new strategies, such as optimizing the framework of the volunteer team and introducing into systematic and standardized training program, together with the gradually enlarged propaganda for the volunteer team, promote the development of MDT effectively. Conclusion By the exploration and practice in early stage, the volunteer team of MDT is gradually working smoothly. It is necessary to improve the strategies for developing the volunteer team of MDT constantly to make it integrate the MDT.
Modern medicine is being transferring from traditional "empirical medicine" to more scientific "evidence-based medicine", which embodies the idea that clinical research is a primary motive that keeps medical practice continuously developing. Therefore, the contemporary aim of medical education should focus on attaching great importance to and strengthen the training of medical students' clinical scientific research ability. Based on clinical departments, we have built an open research project platform for volunteers for medical students before engaging in medical practice. Through a spirally-progressing teaching mode of "Training-Practice-Assessment-Retraining" for medical students before engaging in medical practice, the platform provides training on the knowledge and skills of evidence-based medicine and clinical scientific research. Through the volunteers' active and omnibearing practice, this project achieves some good outcomes in teaching and learning experience. This extracurricular teaching mode provides a platform for scientific research volunteers with the capacity for more knowledge before engaging in medical practice, which is recommended to empower the students with ability of scientific research.