Digital case-library and dual-mentor teaching for medical laboratory science internships in China: a historical comparison educational evaluation - Summary - MDSpire
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Digital case-library and dual-mentor teaching for medical laboratory science internships in China: a historical comparison educational evaluation
To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and associated outcomes of a digital case-library-based dual-mentor teaching model in medical laboratory science internships.
Approach:
Study Design: Single-centre retrospective historical controlled educational evaluation including 66 interns over two cohorts.
Intervention: Comparison between routine rotation-based teaching (36 interns) and dual-mentor teaching with digital case-library sessions (30 interns).
Outcomes: Measured through self-rated core competency, process indicators, blinded assessments, mentor ratings, and open-ended feedback.
Key Findings:
Only 8.3% of the historical group linked laboratory findings with clinical care.
Self-rated core competency increased significantly in the intervention group (mean gain of 23.93 points, p < 0.001).
Attendance for the intervention was high (299/300 student-sessions).
End-of-placement self-rated core competency was higher in the intervention group (mean difference 2.86, p = 0.007).
Interpretation:
Limitations:
Retrospective study design limits causal interpretation.
Non-random historical comparison may introduce bias.
Absence of historical baseline measurements.
Reliance on self-rated outcomes may affect validity.
