September 10, 2025BMJ OpenOpen Access

Effects of standardised patients (SP) combined with case-based learning (CBL) in Chinese clinical education: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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ZYZhaoju YuXiamen University ZZZhao ZhaoMahasarakham University XCXinyue ChenNorth Sichuan Medical University

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Implication

Systematic review and meta-analysis reveals that combining standardised patients with case-based learning improves teaching satisfaction and clinical practice performance among medical learners.

Key Points

Combining standardised patients with case-based learning leads to significant improvements in teaching satisfaction.
Learners' theoretical knowledge achievements were notably enhanced, demonstrated by mean differences of 5.91.
Clinical performance also showed marked improvement, with a mean difference of 7.62, indicating effectiveness in real-world skills.
Subgroup analyses suggested that medical students benefitted more in theoretical knowledge, while resident physicians excelled in clinical performance.

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Yu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23b8fb210217d64785791 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095705

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Implication

Systematic review and meta-analysis reveals that combining standardised patients with case-based learning improves teaching satisfaction and clinical practice performance among medical learners.