Evaluation of mastery learning and affection in the basic health and medical course of common diseases for student in Diploma Yi Jin of Hong Kong

Evaluation of mastery learning and affection in the course “Common Diseases and Basic Pathological Changes” is to be discussed. Aging of the population and raising awareness of health cause a higher demand on the healthcare system. The ratio of medical professionals to patients in Hong Kong is lower than other developed cities. A shortage of manpower in the healthcare field has always been a concern in Hong Kong. Therefore, training people to get into the field is of importance. This course contains a lot of medical knowledge and techniques to be taught to the students so at the beginning of the course it was set to be more teacher-oriented and less weight was put on the affection of students towards patients. By use of mastery learning, heterogenous groupings and cooperative learning, the design of the curriculum would be reset to a better standard. Being a 20th-century teacher, we cannot hold on to the empirical teaching methods but rather we should keep up to the changes when teaching different topics. We are not merely teachers but facilitators. Information technology is the way to follow and we should stay up-to-date on various methods to assist in teaching. Teachers are not just to teach but may affect students for the rest of their life and their attitude towards learning.