? Thoughts and suggestions on the development of Chinese medicine education

Traditional Chinese medicine has a history of more than 3000 years, which has made great contributions to the health and reproduction of the Chinese nation, and now it is paid more and more attention by people all over the world. However, with the rapid development of science and technology, the ancient Chinese medicine has fallen into an unprecedented "inheritance crisis". Therefore, how to cultivate excellent talents of Chinese medicine and run modern traditional chinese medicine education well has become an urgent and important issue in the field of Chinese medicine.

Strengthen the education of traditional culture

Traditional Chinese medicine is the product of China traditional culture. It is deeply rooted in China's ancient philosophy and traditional culture, and has been influenced by Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and other humanistic philosophies. It has absorbed rich nutrition from China's ancient astronomy, geography, meteorology and other natural disciplines, thus forming a medical concept of health preservation, health care and treatment of diseases by adjusting the balance of yin and yang.

In recent years, due to the influence of western culture, many Chinese medicine students have questioned Chinese medicine culture. The fundamental reason lies in the lack of respect and recognition of traditional culture. However, doctors in all previous dynasties have a deep understanding of China traditional culture, and China traditional culture is the necessary soil for the survival and development of Chinese medicine. So how can modern Chinese medicine education despise China traditional culture?

Strengthen the combination of theory and practice.

Traditional Chinese medicine is medical knowledge accumulated and summarized by ancient people in their long-term production and life practice, and it is very practical. The ancients said, "There are many clinical evidences, so it is better to read Wang Shuhe. This shows that even if you learn more theoretical knowledge, if you lack perceptual knowledge, you can only talk on paper.

The location selection of TCM colleges plays a very important role in the combination of theory and practice. Now all provinces and cities are building university towns, which is a good thing and conducive to the enjoyment of resources. However, Chinese medicine schools have their own particularity and cannot be blindly followed. Chinese medicine schools should be located near their own affiliated hospitals to facilitate students to exercise their practical ability, or set up outpatient departments in Chinese medicine colleges to let students learn and practice with teachers.

Attach importance to the study of classics

Famous doctors of all ages have been familiar with classics and devoted themselves to practice, reaching the academic peak of traditional Chinese medicine. The famous doctor in Yuan Dynasty pointed out with his own personal experience and understanding: "If you can measure, make rules and weigh, you will definitely learn the Southern Jiangsu Classics!" It can be seen that he respects and attaches importance to Neijing and Difficult Classics. Facts have proved that reading classics and learning famous works are the only way for every student in Xinglin. Moreover, Chinese medicine classics can also bring wisdom and enlightenment to people and play a role in improving the quality of Chinese medicine talents. As the saying goes, "virtue and virtue are the best products."

Virtue without talent is flawed.

It is dangerous to have no virtue.

Without virtue, talents are useless. The special profession of doctor is closely related to life, and medical ethics is more important than medical skills. Through the study and understanding of the classics of traditional Chinese medicine, the medical skills and medical ethics of Xinglin students can be improved at the same time.

Appropriate curriculum

At present, the ratio of Chinese and Western medicine courses in Chinese medicine colleges is 6: 4, even 1: 1, while Chinese medicine courses offered in western medicine colleges are very few. Students who have accepted this "combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine" often turn to western medicine to diagnose and treat diseases because they don't know much about Chinese medicine. This will not go against the original intention of training TCM talents in TCM colleges, and even aggravate the phenomenon of "inheritance crisis" of TCM. It is not against Chinese medicine students to learn western medicine, but this course is open to question. More consideration should be given to the particularity of students and Chinese medicine, and a curriculum with Chinese medicine characteristics should be explored. Only on the basis of mastering the essence of traditional Chinese medicine, learning western medicine will not cause confusion and cultivate excellent talents of traditional Chinese medicine.

Carry forward the advantages of learning from teachers

In ancient times, the mode of training Chinese medicine talents was mainly mentoring system, and the students trained had strong theoretical knowledge and clinical practice ability. In order to organically combine the traditional mentoring system with the modern batch training of talents, a new model-tutorial system came into being. The purpose is to summarize the academic essence of the tutor through clinical study with teachers, so that Chinese medicine students can have a solid theoretical foundation of traditional Chinese medicine and a high level of clinical diagnosis and treatment.

However, there are still many shortcomings in the cultivation of tutorial system, which must be paid attention to. Especially the undergraduate tutorial system, many undergraduate tutors not only take undergraduates, but also master students and doctoral students. In addition, the tutor himself needs to go to clinic and scientific research, and there is no extra energy for undergraduates. This tutorial system is tantamount to a blank check. In this way, it may satisfy the modern "batch" production, but it will lose the "quality" of Chinese medicine talents. This kind of "product" without "quality" guarantee will inevitably be eliminated by the modern market with cruel competition.