Objective To find the best teaching method of summer EBM course to help students understand and apply EBM principles in research. Methods Training medical students to participate in an international team of clinical research for best evidence. We used a step-by-step method to teach how to write Cochrane systematic review and apply its method to other researches. Results Since our training program was launched three years ago, 38 medical students have taken part in the training. Five Cochrane systematic reviews and 19 protocols were published in The Cochrane L ibrary. Three medical students were the principal investigators and played an important role in another 2 studies. Seven articles were published in Chinese medical key journals, and 1 was indexed by SCI. Eleven students were funded to participate in the international academic conferences.Conclusions Medical students will benefit from taking part in the EBM research. This activity will help them not only understand method of clinical research and EBM , improve the quality of research and their cooperative skills but also master related clinical knowledge.
ObjectiveTo explore the status of clinical learning environment in undergraduate nursing students in the late clinical practice stage in Sichuan Province.
MethodThe sampling was performed in a layered-randomized and geometric proportional way. A total of 1 027 nursing students from 6 nursing schools in Sichuan Province between May and July 2012 were included. Data were collected by the self-rating questionnaires, including demographic sheet, and the nursing clinical learning environment scale.
ResultsThe general score of evaluation for clinical learning environment by the nursing undergraduates was 144.99±26.60, and the average score of the items was 3.45±0.63. The average scores were 3.41±0.74, 3.59±0.64, 3.43±0.69, 3.45±0.73, 3.35±0.77, and 3.49±0.69, representing the personality, task orientation, working atmosphere and team spirit, innovation, interpersonal relation, and student participation, respectively.
ConclusionsThe assessments about clinical learning environment of nursing undergraduates in Sichuan province are medium grade and the evaluation dimensions of personality and interpersonal relationships low. It is necessary to improve clinical learning environment in the future.
Objective To analyze the current status and development trends of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)-related projects under the national undergraduate innovation and entrepreneurship training program (NUIETP), aiming to provide evidence for optimizing policies and practices in TCM innovation and entrepreneurship education. Methods Quantitative analysis and visualization were conducted on project data of TCM-related NUIETP initiatives published on the official platform from 2019 to 2024. Results A total of 245 091 projects data were included, including 4 398 projects related to TCM. From 2019 to 2024, the number of TCM-related NUIETP showed an overall upward trend, with innovation training projects accounting for the majority. Projects in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Materia Medica disciplines dominated. The number of participating institutions continued to grow, with TCM institutions performing outstandingly. The most common team configuration consisted of five project members and one supervising instructor, with the number varying depending on the project type and discipline. Project topics were primarily focused on TCM, with clear project type positioning and distinct disciplinary characteristics. Conclusions The TCM-related NUIETP demonstrate a trend of expanding scale and innovation-driven development, reflecting the synergistic effects of policy support and institutional resources. However, challenges persist, such as weak entrepreneurial translation and insufficient interdisciplinary collaboration. Recommendations include refining management systems, fostering innovation-to-entrepreneurship pathways, strengthening multidisciplinary integration, and optimizing team structures to advance high-quality TCM innovation and entrepreneurship.
