Perception of clinical teachers about their roles and current practice at affiliated hospitals of medical universities in China

Jinmeng Huang; Chunxia Huang; Jinmei Chen; Kaiyong Huang

doi:10.1080/10872981.2024.2325182

Perception of clinical teachers about their roles and current practice at affiliated hospitals of medical universities in China

Med Educ Online. 2024 Dec 31;29(1):2325182. doi: 10.1080/10872981.2024.2325182. Epub 2024 Mar 11.

Authors

Jinmeng Huang¹, Chunxia Huang², Jinmei Chen¹, Kaiyong Huang^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Educational Evaluation and Faculty Development Center, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
² School of Foreign Languages, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
³ Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
⁴ Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Diseases, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
⁵ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environment and Health Research, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.

Abstract

Phenomenon: The increase in clinical and teaching workload has brought enormous pressure to clinical teachers. Clinical teachers play an extremely important role in the quality of higher medical education and the cultivation of medical talents. However, few studies have examined the attitudes and practices of clinical teachers regarding the role of teachers in China. This study aimed to investigate clinical teachers' perceptions about their roles and current practices at affiliated hospitals of medical universities in China. Approach: Responses from 312 Chinese clinical teachers were included in the analyses. The data were collected using the questionnaires of perception and practice regarding the role of teachers which consisted of 12 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), and scored by calculating the mean. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences, version 22.0 (IBM SPSS Corp). Findings: The mean score of perception of clinical teachers regarding the role of teachers was 4.51 (SD = 0.72), and the mean score of practice was 3.69 (SD = 1.17). Multivariable binary logistic regression model showed that undertaking very few/few clinical teaching workload, 'thinking it is my obligation to carry out teaching work seriously' and 'thinking it is my duty to train medical talents' were not only significant determinants of good perception but also good practice. Additionally, 'thinking hospital attached great importance to clinical teaching' was the significant determinant of good perception. Insights: Chinese clinical teachers demonstrate less positive perception and practice regarding the roles of teacher than clinical teachers in developed countries. Affiliated hospitals of medical universities should hold training sessions regularly and take targeted intervention measures to enhance clinical teachers' perception and practice regarding the roles of teacher.

Keywords: Clinical teacher; medical education; perception; practice; teacher role.

MeSH terms

Education, Medical*
Faculty*
Humans
Perception
Surveys and Questionnaires
Universities

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the Guangxi Higher Education Undergraduate Teaching Reform Project (grant numbers: 2022JGB148) and the Guangxi Medical University Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform Project (grant numbers: 2021XJGB58) awarded to Jinmeng Huang, and the Guangxi Medical University Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform Project (grant numbers: 2023JF02) awarded to Kaiyong Huang.