Application of seminar teaching method in clinical teaching of department of urinary surgery

Objective To evaluate the teaching effect of seminar method in clinical teaching of department of urinary surgery.Methods A total of 30 clinical medical students were randomly divided into two equal groups:test group with seminar teaching method and control group with traditional teaching method.Results Were evaluated by scores of theoretic test,operating skill and survey after 3 months.Results Scores of theoretic test and operating skill in test group were significantly higher than those in control group(P ＜0.05).There were significant differences in scores of survey between two groups(P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Seminar teaching method could effectively improve student learning initiatives and teaching effect,and is worth further exploration. Key words: Seminar teaching; Urinary surgery; Clinical teaching; Teaching effect