Against the backdrop of the high-quality development philosophy and the Healthy China strategy, medical innovation and entrepreneurship education still face issues such as unbalanced training concepts, prominent disciplinary barriers, insufficient resource support, and inadequate exertion of counselors’ roles. Adopting a problem-oriented approach, this paper focuses on the empowering value of counselors in medical innovation and entrepreneurship education, and systematically explores their role reconstruction, competency adaptation, and implementation paths. The study points out that counselors should transform from traditional administrative managers to “innovation education hubs”, establish a corresponding competency system around three core roles, and propose a four-dimensional practical pathway consisting of “cognitive enlightenment, competency training, resource coordination, and project incubation”. This research provides actionable references for universities to optimize the medical innovation and entrepreneurship education system with counselors as the fulcrum, enhance the effectiveness of empowerment, and help cultivate high-level interdisciplinary medical innovative talents that meet the needs of high-quality development.
Qu LL, Zhang JF, 2023, Construction of Evaluation System for Postgraduates’ Scientific Research Innovation Capabilities in Public Administration Discipline Under the Background of New Liberal Arts. Science & Education Guide, (24): 24–29.
Wei ZN, Shi Z, Jin XQ, et al., 2024, Exploration on the Integrated Education Practice of Ideological and Political Education and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Medical Colleges from the Perspective of New Quality Productivity. Chinese Medical Humanities, 10(11): 8–11.
Wu XC, Zhao L, Yuan HH, 2020, The Responsibility of Higher Vocational College Counselors in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education. Charming China, (52): 44.
Diao JX, 2020, Research on Approaches to Improving College Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Capabilities from the Perspective of Counselors in Higher Medical Colleges. Education Modernization, 7(13): 26–27.
Hu YY, Teng WJ, 2019, Research on the Integration Guidance of College Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education and Clinical Medicine Major. Think Tank Era, (38): 139–140.
Zhang X, 2022, Research on the Path of College Counselors Guiding College Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Work — Taking Applied Undergraduate Universities as Examples. Journal of Taishan University, 44(3): 114–118.
Liu T, Wang KJ, 2022, Research on the Collaborative Education Work of Counselors and Professional Teachers in Higher Vocational Colleges Under the Background of Innovation and Entrepreneurship — Based on Project-Based Teaching in On-Campus Professional Studios. Journal of Jincheng Institute of Technology, 15(6): 15–17 + 20.
He M, Liu Y, 2021, Counselors’ Participation in Collaborative Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Under the Background of Curriculum Ideological and Political Education. Journal of Wuyi University, 40(11): 71–76.
Li DL, Peng L, Zhang JX, 2025, From “Clerk” to “Collaborator”: The Role Transition and Implementation Path of Higher Vocational Counselors in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education. Journal of Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, 25(6): 139–144.
Xiao J, Gu W, 2021, Research on Strategies for Counselors in Medical Colleges to Promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship Work. Journal of Jinzhou Medical University (Social Science Edition), 19(1): 1–4.
Ma SY, 2024, Innovation of Higher Vocational College Counselors’ Work Under the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Model. Talent & Intelligence, (23): 129–132.
Lü XM, Wang Y, 2024, Research on the Development of “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” Education Work by Counselors in Private Medical Colleges and Universities. China Journal of Multimedia and Network Teaching, (5): 140–143.
Liu JC, Zhu LQ, Zhao LJ, et al., 2025, Exploration on the Training Model of Innovative and Entrepreneurial Talents in Local Medical Colleges Under the Background of New Medical Science. Health Vocational Education, 43(7): 13–16.
Shi ZN, Xiong WH, Zou YG, 2025, Exploration and Practice of the Training Program for Interdisciplinary Innovative and Entrepreneurial Talents of Medical Undergraduates Under the Perspective of New Medical Science. Health Vocational Education, 43(15): 20–26.
Luo YH, Liu XM, Hou JL, 2025, Paths and Challenges of Training Top-Notch Innovative Talents in Clinical Medicine in China. Medicine & Philosophy, 46(16): 47–51.
Zhang SF, Sheng DY, Han DL, et al., 2022, A Brief Discussion on Talent Training of College Students’ Innovative Experiment Projects in Medical Colleges. China Continuing Medical Education, 14(6): 13–17.