Jichu yixue yu linchuang (Jun 2025)
Evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine apprenticeship education in Chinese herbal curriculum of western medical institutions
Abstract
Objective To explore the application and effectiveness of the apprenticeship education model in Chinese herbal medicine teaching at Western medical college. Methods By comparing classic lecture-based teaching with a combined approach integrating apprenticeship education, the study assesses the impact on student learning outcomes. Participants included students from the 2018 cohort of the eight-year clinical medicine program and the 2022 cohort of the “4+4” pilot program at Peking Union Medical College, who received classic teaching methods and apprenticeship case-based teaching methods, respectively. Upon course completion, students completed a 14-item multiple-choice questionnaire covering essential theory of Chinese medicine, as well as specific categories such as qi-regulating, blood-activating herbs, among others. Results The overall accuracy rate in the apprenticeship case-based teaching group was significantly higher than that in the classic teaching group (P＜0.01). Conclusions The apprenticeship education model of Traditional Chinese Medicine has a positive effect on teaching of Chinese herbal medicine at Western medical college and warrants further promotion and application.
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