Educational Strategies for Laboratory Medicine Competency in Medical Students

Eleven studies from 2015 to 2025 were included in this scoping review, primarily from China, Iran, and the USA. Yonggang Yang authored this review, which maps educational strategies for enhancing medical students' competency in laboratory medicine. The findings highlight gaps in study design and competency coverage, offering directions for future research.

Use Cases

• Analyze educational strategy effectiveness based on the three synthesized themes: structured integration, technology-enhanced simulation, and collaborative learning.
• Identify research gaps in laboratory medicine education based on the review's findings on limited coverage of test selection and critical value management.
• Benchmark institutional resources for implementing educational strategies based on the analysis of how effectiveness is influenced by curricular stage and resources.

Strengths

• Follows the Arksey and O'Malley framework and PRISMA-ScR guidelines for systematic review.
• Includes studies from multiple databases (PubMed, WOS, CNKI) published between 2015 and 2025.
• Synthesizes findings from 11 included studies into three distinct thematic categories.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's 101.9 KB size indicates it is a summary document, not a primary data collection.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Scoping review following systematic search and screening protocols.

Time Range

2015-2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 04:27:35; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primarily China, Iran, USA, and others.