NOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUE: ELEMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGINATION ACTIVITY-MODEL TO ENHANCE INNOVATION FOR CHINESE MEDICAL STUDENT

Abstract

Innovation education is a crucial aspect of teaching reforms in higher education. The quality of innovation education directly impacts the quality of higher education. Strengthening research on innovation curriculum models and guiding undergraduates to develop innovation skills efficiently is a major focus of higher education reform. Chinese medical education is reforming to meet global standards and emerging healthcare challenges, improving medical training quality, clinical skills, and interdisciplinary collaboration. To address these issues, medical education programs in China should incorporate experiential learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and mentoring programs. Promoting a culture of innovation and risk-taking can encourage students to pursue innovative healthcare solutions. The purpose of this study is to identifying the elements for development of an Imaginative Activity-Based Model to enhance Innovation for Chinese Medical Student. This research uses the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) as a method to collect data. The respondents for the study is nine (9) experts. A list of elements containing 19 imagination activities was finalized in the NGT discussion session which lasted for 3 hours. These 19 elements of imagination activity were then prioritized and ranked based on personal votes from all the experts involved. The 14th element of imagination activity in the NGT discussion got the highest priority and position while the element of imagination activity 6 got the ninth priority and the last position which is 19. The results of the study show that the priority and position of the element of imagination activity changed from the initial list given before the discussion session. The priority and position of the elements of imagination activity can help researchers to build models to enhance innovation for Chinese medical students.