Design and implementation of integrative teaching of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine in Medical Immunology

Abstract:

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played an important role in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and formed complementary advantages with western medicine. Integrating with western medicine promotes the innovation and development of TCM and innovates the mode of TCM talent cultivation. We explored the design and performance of integrative teaching (integrating TCM technology in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19) of TCM and western medicine in Medical Immunology. The research subjects included one class of 2019-enrolled students majoring in TCM at Baotou Medical College. We integrated the textbook content of Medical Immunology with the content in the diagnosis and treatment protocol of COVID-19 and related research results to reorganize the teaching content. Various classroom teaching designs were integrated before, during, and after class to reconstruct classroom teaching. The teaching performance was evaluated based on the scores of classroom group report, after-school group task, and Rain Classroom test, and the students were investigated for course satisfaction degree at the end of the course. The students' average score of classroom teaching was 84.507±4.391 and the five indicators of satisfaction degree exceeded 95%, which indicated that the integrative teaching mode of TCM and western medicine in Medical Immunology can enable students to master basic medical knowledge and deeply understand the internal relationship between TCM and western medicine. Moreover, it plays a role of innovating the cultivation mode of TCM talents. Our study provides a reference for the integrative teaching of TCM and western medicine for other medical majors and promotes the development of integrative teaching of TCM and western medicine.