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

Year: 2024

Type: article

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.

Source: PLoS ONE

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312083

Authors: Heidi Most, Lisa Conboy, Rosaleen Ostrick, Belinda J. Anderson