PBL combined with clinical practice yields the largest improvement in medical record analysis scores versus LBL¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r3 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 PBL + CP significantly enhances medical record analysis performance versus LBL (SMD = 4.84), ranking first (SUCRA 99.9%). → Guan Cheng Ye 2025

Evidence¶

Guan Cheng Ye 2025¶

Guan Cheng Ye, Chun Ping Liu, Wei Li, Hua Chao Zhu, Liu Lv, Zhen Hong Zhu, Yong Hong Wang, Jie Hu, Xiao Jia Zheng, Jing Ying Fang, Yu Cao Ma, Ming Xuan Liu, Yi Wen Wang, Ying Kai Gao, Zi Yu Zhang, Lu Ming Zhao, Cun Xiang Xie, Min Yee Lim, Hai Long Wang. (2025). Effectiveness of multiple teaching methods in standardized training of internal medicine residents in China: a network meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07020-1

q3 · i3 · quant-synthesis · r3

Network meta-analysis of 27 studies (1746 trainees) on medical record test scores; PBL + CP ranked first with SUCRA 99.9%, with "SMD = 4.84; 95% CI 3.08–6.59" versus LBL.

"the PBL combined with clinical practice (PBL + CP) teaching method significantly enhanced students' performance in medical record analysis (SMD = 4.84; 95% CI 3.08–6.59; P < 0.05; Sucra = 99.9%)"

Discussion¶

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