Medical Education Management ›› 2025, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (5): 607-613.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2096-045X.2025.05.017

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Teaching academic ability of faculty in local medical universities under the background of new medical sciences

Miao Kaixin1, Huang Ruiyan2*   

  1. 1. School of Health Policy & Management, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; 2. Center of Faculty Development, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
  • Received:2025-03-10 Revised:2025-06-03 Online:2025-10-20 Published:2025-11-07

Abstract: Objective Against the backdrop of New Medical Sciences, this study aims to explore the current state of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) among teachers in local medical universities, and to provide empirical evidence for formulating strategies to enhance teachers' competence.Methods An investigation was carried out on medical professional teachers in a local medical university. A total of 85 structured self-developed questionnaires were distributed, with 78 valid ones retrieved. Statistical analyses were conducted to examine teachers' performance across various dimensions of SoTL and the existing group differences.Results The teachers' recognition rates of the Outcome-Based Education (OBE) concept and deep learning concept were only 26.9% and 25.6%, respectively; only 71.8% of the teachers had a clear understanding of the connotation of "integration of medicine, engineering, science and liberal arts" in New Medical Sciences. In the "Achievements and Effectiveness" dimension, the scores of teachers aged 36~45 were significantly higher than those of teachers aged 26~35 [(35.57±7.48) points vs (30.33±3.36) points] (P<0.001); the scores of associate professors were significantly higher than those of lecturers [(36.86±7.93) points vs (30.45±3.32) points] (P<0.001); and the scores of male teachers were higher than those of female teachers [(34.95±7.30) points vs (31.60±4.57) points] (P<0.05). In the "Reflection" dimension, the scores of female teachers were higher than those of male teachers [(38.88±4.05) points vs (36.95±4.39) points] (P<0.05). Additionally, a significant positive correlation was observed between the "Reflection" dimension and the "Knowledge Construction" dimension (r=0.440, P<0.001).Conclusion Teachers in local medical universities have deficiencies in the cognition of SoTL concepts and show group differences in competence development. Efforts should be made to advance the multi-dimensional, coordinated development of teachers' SoTL by constructing a SoTL community and implementing differentiated training strategies.

Key words: scholarship of teaching and learning, faculty development, New Medical Sciences, local medical universities

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