Effectiveness evaluation of case teaching method in the teaching of Health Law in clinical medicine

Objective With the progress of the legal system and the intense relationship between doctors and patients in China,law education in medical schools becomes urgent and important.This paper aims to investigate and analyze the effectiveness and problems of case teaching method in teaching Health Law,thus to promote its application as well as the learning efficiency of medical students. Methods Test scores of 7 classes which received case teaching and lecture teaching method in Health Law respectively were analyzed with t-tests to compare and analyze the final examination results.Effectiveness and satisfaction were discovered by group discussion. Results Scores of the total,essay and case analysis had statistical significance in the two groups(P<0.05).Scores of noun explanation and short-answer had no statistical significance(P>0.05).The teaching atmosphere,students' involvement and satisfaction rate in the case teaching group were better than those in the traditional teaching group. Conclusion To students of clinical medicine,recognition and interest in Health Law is lower than academic courses.With remaining problems,effectiveness evaluation of case teaching method in the teaching of Health Law is superior to traditional teaching,for both teachers and students.We should keep exploring the case teaching method in Health Law,thus to improve the students' enthusiasm and initiatives as well as the ability to solve problems.