A national survey on how to improve traditional Chinese medicine learning internationally: Perceptions from both teachers and students
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 bot...
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| author | Yuhang Zhu Yan Wu Hao Zhang Yanfei Zhao Yule Ren Wei Hu Pan Li Huiyi Wang Ying Wang Boda Zhang Yujie Wang Hongwen Yuan Jiping Zhang Wenqiang Li Yufang Zhao Jie Zhao Yedong Shi Yanye Shu Xiao Zhang Yan Sun Sheng Yu Ling Yang Zhenbo Geng Jiali Chen Kun Lv Weilin Wang Wenjuan Xue Yinger Gu Fangfang Wang Xiangrong Xu Fan Qu |
| author_facet | Yuhang Zhu Yan Wu Hao Zhang Yanfei Zhao Yule Ren Wei Hu Pan Li Huiyi Wang Ying Wang Boda Zhang Yujie Wang Hongwen Yuan Jiping Zhang Wenqiang Li Yufang Zhao Jie Zhao Yedong Shi Yanye Shu Xiao Zhang Yan Sun Sheng Yu Ling Yang Zhenbo Geng Jiali Chen Kun Lv Weilin Wang Wenjuan Xue Yinger Gu Fangfang Wang Xiangrong Xu Fan Qu |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-f71cfdfac22046bfa7785a26ae82436e2022-12-22T04:40:31ZengElsevierIntegrative Medicine Research2213-42202022-12-01114100895A national survey on how to improve traditional Chinese medicine learning internationally: Perceptions from both teachers and studentsYuhang Zhu0Yan Wu1Hao Zhang2Yanfei Zhao3Yule Ren4Wei Hu5Pan Li6Huiyi Wang7Ying Wang8Boda Zhang9Yujie Wang10Hongwen Yuan11Jiping Zhang12Wenqiang Li13Yufang Zhao14Jie Zhao15Yedong Shi16Yanye Shu17Xiao Zhang18Yan Sun19Sheng Yu20Ling Yang21Zhenbo Geng22Jiali Chen23Kun Lv24Weilin Wang25Wenjuan Xue26Yinger Gu27Fangfang Wang28Xiangrong Xu29Fan Qu30Department of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, ChinaDepartment of Chinese Integrative Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, ChinaBasic Teaching and Research Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, ChinaInstitute of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, ChinaDepartment of Chinese and Western Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Chinese and Western Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, ChinaDepartment of Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaDepartment of Chinese Medicine/Department of Chinese Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, ChinaTeaching and Research Section of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaDepartment of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, ChinaDepartment of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, ChinaDepartment of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medicine University, Jinzhou, ChinaDepartment of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaDepartment of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, ChinaDepartment of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Corresponding author at: Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No.1 Xueshi Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China.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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422022000622Traditional Chinese medicineInternational undergraduatesA national surveyCross-sectional studyPerception |
| spellingShingle | Yuhang Zhu Yan Wu Hao Zhang Yanfei Zhao Yule Ren Wei Hu Pan Li Huiyi Wang Ying Wang Boda Zhang Yujie Wang Hongwen Yuan Jiping Zhang Wenqiang Li Yufang Zhao Jie Zhao Yedong Shi Yanye Shu Xiao Zhang Yan Sun Sheng Yu Ling Yang Zhenbo Geng Jiali Chen Kun Lv Weilin Wang Wenjuan Xue Yinger Gu Fangfang Wang Xiangrong Xu Fan Qu A national survey on how to improve traditional Chinese medicine learning internationally: Perceptions from both teachers and students Integrative Medicine Research Traditional Chinese medicine International undergraduates A national survey Cross-sectional study Perception |
| title | A national survey on how to improve traditional Chinese medicine learning internationally: Perceptions from both teachers and students |
| title_full | A national survey on how to improve traditional Chinese medicine learning internationally: Perceptions from both teachers and students |
| title_fullStr | A national survey on how to improve traditional Chinese medicine learning internationally: Perceptions from both teachers and students |
| title_full_unstemmed | A national survey on how to improve traditional Chinese medicine learning internationally: Perceptions from both teachers and students |
| title_short | A national survey on how to improve traditional Chinese medicine learning internationally: Perceptions from both teachers and students |
| title_sort | national survey on how to improve traditional chinese medicine learning internationally perceptions from both teachers and students |
| topic | Traditional Chinese medicine International undergraduates A national survey Cross-sectional study Perception |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422022000622 |
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