BMC Med Educ. 2025 Oct 2;25(1):1292. doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-07764-w.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: To explore the improvement of internship performance and experience by application of stamp collecting game in neonatal department.
METHODS: A two-arm parallel-group pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) was conducted with a 1:1 allocation ratio among students rotating in neonatalogy department of Children’s Hospital affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine between August 1, 2023 and November 30, 2023. This study was registered on the Chinese Clinical Trail Registry under reference number: ChiCTR2300075842 ( https://www.chictr.org.cn/ ). The stamp collecting game was introduced to the experimental group during rotation, while the control group received standard education as usual. Both groups participated in the daily tasks of the internship, attended two clinical courses, and took a post rotation test. The primary outcome was the total score of students’ self-evaluation, encompassing proactivity, sense of participation, and harvest degree. Secondary outcomes included subjective evaluation provided by instructors and the test score post-rotation.
RESULTS: A total of 94 enrolled students completed the rotation, with 50 in the control group and 44 in the experimental group. Self-evaluation questionnaires from 81 students were collected. The total score of self-evaluation was significantly higher in the experimental group compared to the control group (11.81 ± 1.47 vs. 10.59 ± 1.91, p = 0.002). Specifically, the experimental group exhibited significantly higher levels of sense of participation and harvest degree, though not proactivity. Regression analysis indicated that the stamp collecting game explained 13.1% (R2 = 0.131) of the increase in the total score of self-evaluation, corresponding to a 0.398 times increase (β = 0.398). Additionally, instructors subjectively noted higher levels of proactivity and proficiency among students in the experimental group, who also achieved significantly higher post-rotation scores compared to the control group (p < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of a stamp collecting game enhances internship performance and experience in medical education.
PMID:41039451 | DOI:10.1186/s12909-025-07764-w
