Comparison of Chinese medicine higher education programs in China and five Western countries
| Autor: | Tianyu Zhan, Pei Xue, Jianping Liu, Giuseppina M. Farella, Guoyan Yang, Nicola Robinson, Angela Weihong Yang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Higher education 0211 other engineering and technologies Alternative medicine 02 engineering and technology Traditional Chinese medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 021105 building & construction medicine ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Western world Duration (project management) China Curriculum lcsh:Miscellaneous systems and treatments Medical education business.industry Acupuncture Tertiary education lcsh:RZ409.7-999 ComputingMilieux_GENERAL Complementary and alternative medicine Family medicine The Internet Chinese herbal medicine Comparative study Teaching and learning business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 227-234 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 2095-7548 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jtcms.2016.01.010 |
| Popis: | Object Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been taught widely in the both Eastern and Western world countries. This study compared the origin, student source, duration, and curriculum design of TCM higher education programs in China and five Western countries. Method We searched the Internet and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database to gather relevant information. Result All the six countries offer acupuncture and/or Chinese herbal medicine programs at universities and/or private schools. However, there are great large differences among them in the education of curriculum and TCM students enrollment and curriculum policies of TCM courses. Conclusions There are large differences among their curriculum and enrollment policies. This comparison should provide information about the further development of international standards in TCM education. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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