To explore the effect of student-centered online and offline blending teaching method in " Communication Skills" teaching.

A total of 228 clinical, anesthesiology and stomatology students from Central South University in grade 2019 were selected to receive " Communication Skills" course at the Clinical Skills Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University from September 2021 to January 2022. The courses were taught through a student-centered, result-oriented, online and offline blending teaching method. A total of 187 medical students majoring in clinical, anesthesia and stomatology of Central South University in grade 2017 who received traditional teaching (offline) of " Communication Skills" course at the Clinical Skills Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University from September 2019 to December 2019 were selected as the control group. The results of the final " Communication Skills" course scores of the 2 groups of students were compared, and the questionnaire results of the students in grade 2019 on the blended online and offline teaching methods were analyzed.

The students′ scores and the proportion of students achieving excellence (greater than 90 points) of online and offline blending teaching group [(91.34±7.76)points, 90.35%(206/228)] were higher than that of traditional offline teaching group [(85.26±6.38)points, 83.42%(156/187)], and the differences were statistically significant (t=-2.55, χ²=4.03, all P<0.05). Under the online and offline blending teaching model, 82.89%(189/228) of medical students thought that the online learning module could facilitate their own learning time, and 65.79%(150/228) of them thought that the new teaching model had more learning resources. However, 89.47%(204/228) of the students believed that there were not enough opportunities for practical exercises. Classroom role-playing (85.53%, 195/228) was the most popular teaching activity among students.

The combination of online and offline teaching method in the course of " Communication Skills" is beneficial to improve the learning efficiency of students and enhance the satisfaction of students and teaching effect.