Abstract: Objective：To optimize the teaching model of basic surgery skills. Methods: A clinical simulation teaching center was established, and four multimedia teaching coursewares were made. After that, the multimedia and simulation technology were combined with traditional medical animal experiments in the training of medical students’ basic surgical skills. Results: After the reformation of teaching methods, the scores that medical students got in the examination of basic surgical skills improved significantly (91.8±3.4 vs. 94.4±2.3, P<0.05), both medical students and clinical teaching doctors confirmed the efficacy of this reformation. Conclusion: The exploratory combination of multimedia teaching, simulation technology and animal experiments achieved good results.

Key words: basic surgical skill, educational reformation, multimedia technology, simulation medical education