Educational Strategies for Laboratory Medicine Competency in Medical Students

Eleven studies from 2015 to 2025 were reviewed to map educational strategies for enhancing medical students' competency in laboratory medicine. The review, conducted by Yonggang Yang and following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, synthesized strategies from studies primarily in China, Iran, and the USA. It identifies three main themes: structured clinical integration, technology-enhanced simulation, and collaborative workplace learning.

Use Cases

• Mapping educational interventions based on the three synthesized strategy themes.
• Identifying research gaps based on the limited coverage of test selection and critical value management competencies.
• Designing curriculum enhancements based on the analysis of strategy effectiveness influenced by curricular stage and resources.

Strengths

• Systematic review following the Arksey and O'Malley framework and PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
• Synthesis of 11 studies into three distinct educational strategy themes.
• Clear temporal coverage from 2015 to 2025.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 38.1 KB DOCX file, indicating a very limited textual scope.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; data structure must be inferred from the document.
• The included studies are primarily from specific regions, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Scoping review of PubMed, WOS, CNKI, and other databases.

Time Range

2015-2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 04:27:42

Geography

Primarily China, Iran, USA, and others.