Thoughts on improving the teaching effect of pathophysiology

Pathophysiology is a subject that studies the occurrence, development and mechanism of diseases. It plays important roles in medical education and is an important and difficult point in medical education. Based on our teaching experience and the characteristics of pathophysiology, this paper puts forward the idea of "Focus on learning" , aiming to resolve the problems of insufficient communication, unsound teaching design and single teaching method, etc. existed in teaching process. The active communication with students, a good job of teaching design and the reasonable application of various teaching methods and techniques should be carried out to improve the teaching effect of pathophysiology. Key words: Pathophysiology; Teaching effect; Teaching quality; Teaching design