Systems-based integrated course is a advanced and mainstream educational mode in western medical education, and also it is a hotspot of current medical education reform in China. In this article, we introduce our practice and the students' feedback of the orthopedic module of 8-year clinical medicine systems-based integrated course. During practice, we follow the integral curriculum design of Sichuan University, establish a team of teachers, integrate the curriculum of relevant disciplines, and improve teaching methods, ameliorate evaluation forms, etc. Through the implementation of this course, we recognize that this new course system aims to cultivate excellent clinical doctors, which focuses on the bilateral permeation and reconstruction among disciplines, especially between basic curriculums and clinical curriculums, changes traditional teaching methods, and strengthens the ability of practice and lifelong learning.
Citation： MINLi, ZENGJing, ZHANGWen-li, SHIRui, TUChong-qi, PEIFu-xing, QINGPing, SHENBin. Orthopedic Education in Systems-based Integrated Course: Practice and Thinking. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2014, 14(8): 1017-1020. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20140167 Copy