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KMID : 1150720220110040009
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Integrative Medicine Research
2022 Volume.11 No. 4 p.9 ~ p.9
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A national survey on how to improve traditional Chinese medicine learning internationally: Perceptions from both teachers and students
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Zhu Yuhang
Wu Yan
Zhang Hao
Zhao Yanfei
Ren Yule
Hu Wei
Li Pan
Wang Huiyi
Wang Ying
Zhang Boda
Wang Yujie
Yuan Hongwen
Zhang Jiping
Li Wenqiang
Zhao Yufang
Zhao Jie
Shi Yedong
Shu Yanye
Zhang Xiao
Sun Yan
Yu Sheng
Yang Ling
Geng Zhenbo
Chen Jiali
Lv Kun
Wang Weilin
Xue Wenjuan
Gu Yinger
Wang Fangfang
Xu Xiangrong
Qu Fan
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Abstract
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Background: With the increasing popularity of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) by the global community, how to teach basic knowledge of TCM to international students and improve the teaching quality are important issues for teachers of TCM. The present study was to analyze the perceptions from both students and teachers on how to improve TCM learning internationally.
Methods: A cross-sectional national survey was conducted at 23 universities/colleges across China. A structured, self-reported on-line questionnaire was administered to 34 Chinese teachers who taught TCM course in English and to 1016 international undergraduates who were enrolled in the TCM course in China between 2017 and 2021.
Results: Thirty-three (97.1%) teachers and 900 (88.6%) undergraduates agreed Chinese culture should be fully integrated into TCM courses. All teachers and 944 (92.9%) undergraduates thought that TCM had important significance in the clinical practice. All teachers and 995 (97.9%) undergraduates agreed that modern research of TCM is valuable. Thirty-three (97.1%) teachers and 959 (94.4%) undergraduates thought comparing traditional medicine in different countries with TCM can help the students better understand TCM. Thirty-two (94.1%) teachers and 962 (94.7%) undergraduates agreed on the use of practical teaching method with case reports. From the perceptions of the undergraduates, the top three beneficial learning styles were practice (34.3%), teacher's lectures (32.5%), case studies (10.4%). The first choice of learning mode was attending to face-to-face teaching (82.3%). The top three interesting contents were acupuncture (75.5%), Chinese herbal medicine (63.8%), and massage (55.0%).
Conclusion: To improve TCM learning among international undergraduates majoring in conventional medicine, integration of Chinese culture into TCM course, comparison of traditional medicine in different countries with TCM, application of the teaching method with case reports, and emphasization of clinical practice as well as modern research on TCM should be fully considered.
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KEYWORD
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Traditional Chinese medicine, International undergraduates, A national survey, Cross-sectional study, Perception
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