3D打印技术在脊柱外科留学生教学中的应用

Application of 3D Printing in Spine Surgery Teaching for International Students

近20年来,我国的高等教育水平的迅速提高,来我国留学的学生的数量也在急剧增多,其中就包含了大量医学专业的留学生。留学生的教育背景及思维方式与我国学生有显著差异,使用我国传统的教学方法难以收到良好的教学效果。3D打印技术是近年来发展迅猛的新技术,已经被广泛的应用于医学领域,它可以精准复制脊柱外科疾病的实物模型,促进师生互动,可有效地化解脊柱外科教学及临床实践的难点,加深留学生对脊柱外科疾病的认识和理解,显著缩短了学习曲线,提高了教学质量,为越来越多的医学专业留学生成为优秀的脊柱外科医师奠定了基础。

With the constant improvement of our country’s education level, the number of international students, including international medical students, is gradually increasing in China. International students education background and way of thinking are different from those of Chinese students, so it is difficult for the traditional teaching method to achieve a good teaching result. 3D printing can accurately reproduce spine deceases prototypes;therefore, it is conducive to morphology teaching and interactive teaching targeting international students. It is also helpful for improving their understanding and analysis of specific spine diseases. Based on this situation, international medical students can clearly and accurately grasp the key points and difficulties of spine surgery teaching and clinical practice. 3D printing, therefore, plays an important role in improving the teaching quality and shortening the learning curve, and laying solid foundation for an increasing number of international medical students to become excellent spine surgeons in the future.