Exploration on the Scientific Setting of Human Anatomy Courses in Traditional Chinese Medicine Colleges
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Keywords

Chinese medicine colleges and universities
Human anatomy
Curriculum design
Integration of traditional Chinese and modern medicine

DOI

10.26689/jcer.v9i7.10529

Submitted : 2025-06-26
Accepted : 2025-07-11
Published : 2025-07-26

Abstract

Human anatomy is a fundamental and core course in medical education. However, in the educational process of traditional Chinese medicine colleges and universities, the realistic predicament of emphasizing classics over forms often appears. Based on the perspective of the integration and connection of traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine, this research proposes that the curriculum reconstruction should take “morphological support for clinical practice and classic correlation structure” as the main principle. By using strategies such as modular integration, the combination of virtual and real practices, and interdisciplinary evaluation, a human anatomy curriculum system that meets the needs of cultivating talents in traditional Chinese medicine in the new era is proposed. This study provides a reference for the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine education.

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