"Bringing greater research fluency into our educational vision": A qualitative research study on improving Traditional Chinese Medicine research education

PLoS One. 2024 Dec 19;19(12):e0312083. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312083. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

The main objective of this qualitative analysis is to increase the quality of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) research education. Subject matter experts and stakeholders were sent a list of possible topics to include in a research course and were asked to comment on it, add or subtract topics, and suggest appropriate research papers to use, lessons learned in their topic areas and possible stand-alone topics for inclusion in other courses. Their feedback was used to revise the topic list, create a list of foundational research papers to include in a research course and devise a list of stand-alone topics that could be included in the general TCM research curriculum. The result is a TCM research course curriculum that will improve the teaching of evidence-based medicine (EBM) practices to TCM students. This will help TCM faculty and program directors improve existing courses, develop new courses and strengthen EBM education.

MeSH terms

  • Curriculum*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / education
  • Humans
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional*
  • Qualitative Research*

Grants and funding

The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.