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Original Article | Open Access

Comparison of Chinese medicine higher education programs in China and five Western countries

Pei Xuea, Tianyu Zhanb, Guoyan Yangc, Giuseppina Mariagrazia Farellad, Nicola Robinsone, Angela Weihong Yangf, Jianping Liua( )
Centre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
Complementary Medicine Research, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Association of Medical Acupuncturists of Bologna, Italy
School of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, London, UK
Discipline of Chinese Medicine Division, School of Health Sciences, RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) University, Australia

Peer review under responsibility of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.

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Abstract

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.

Keywords

AcupunctureChinese herbal medicineComparative studyTertiary educationTeaching and learning

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Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences
Volume 2 Issue 4,
October 2015
Pages 227-234
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcms.2016.01.010
Cite this article:
Xue P, Zhan T, Yang G, et al. Comparison of Chinese medicine higher education programs in China and five Western countries. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences, 2015, 2(4): 227-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcms.2016.01.010

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Received: 16 May 2015
Accepted: 20 August 2015
Published: 16 March 2016
© 2015 Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.

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