Legal Literacy Development among Medical Students in the Context of New Medical Science

Abstract

Under the dual background of the comprehensive advancement of the rule of law and the “Healthy China” strategy, medical students, as the future main force of the healthcare system, need adequate legal literacy. This is not only closely related to the security of their own professional development, but also directly affects the prevention of medical disputes, the building of harmonious doctor–patient relationships, and the modernisation of public health governance. In line with the new requirements of the development of new medical science, this study clarifies the meaning of legal literacy for medical students and further analyses its value in medical education, clinical practice, and social development. At present, the cultivation of legal literacy among medical students in universities faces several practical difficulties, including the marginalisation of related courses, the disconnection between teaching content and medical training, the shortage of interdisciplinary teaching staff, the limited forms of assessment, and students’ overly utilitarian understanding of learning. To address these issues, this paper proposes a systematic framework that combines curriculum design, teaching methods, faculty development, cultural guidance, and evaluation systems, in order to effectively improve the legal literacy of medical students in the background of new medical science.