To compare the effectiveness of problem-based learning combined with evidence-based medicine (PBL+ EBM) and conventional model on clinical teaching of the clinical rehabilitation therapeutics of nerve disease.

Students were selected by sampling in conventional model group (n=20) and PBL+ EBM group (n=20) , and the two groups received clinical teaching of the clinical rehabilitation therapeutics of nerve disease by conventional model and PBL+ EBM model respectively.At the end of the study, each student received objective and subjective evaluation.

There was significant difference in results. The score of medical cases analyzing ability and operating skill, clinical knowledge, exercise therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and physical therapy in the PBL+ EBM group was significantly higher than that in conventional model group (P<0.05) .The questionnaire showed that more students in PBL+ EBM group felt satisfied with this teaching model (P<0.05) .

The model of problem-based learning combined with evidence-based medicine is feasible and effective in clinical teaching of the clinical rehabilitation therapeutics of nerve disease. The applying of this method can change the traditional teaching thought of the teachers and improve the students’ mastery of knowledge level, clinical skills, problem solving ability, and information acquisition ability, etc.

Problem-based learning; Evidence-based medicine; Nerve disease; The clinical rehabilitation therapeutics; Application