Online-to-offline combined with problem-based learning is an effective teaching modality in the standardized residency training of nephrology

Research Open access Published: 02 July 2024 Junxia Wu1, You Ke1, Zhida Chen1, Mhd Alaa Alhendi2, Lina Zhu1 & …Kunling Ma1 BMC Medical Education volume24, Articlenumber:712 (2024) Cite this article 96 Accesses Metrics details AbstractBackgroundThe online-to-offline (O2O) teaching method is recognized as a new educational model that integrates network learning into offline classroom education, while problem-based learning (PBL) is a teaching modality that guides students to apply acquired theoretical knowledge to solve practical problems. However, implementing O2O combined with PBL has not been extensively explored in nephrology residency training. This study aims to explore the efficacy of O2O combined with PBL in the standardized residency training of nephrology by comparing it with the traditional lecture-based teaching (LBT).MethodsSixty residency trainees who participated in the standardized training of internal medicine in the nephrology department of the Second Affiliated Hospita...