Chinese medicine education and its challenges in the United States

Yihyun Kwon

doi:10.1007/s11655-014-1781-3

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Chinese medicine education and its challenges in the United States

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- Chinese medicine education and its challenges in the United States
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 20, Issue 4, Pages: 256-262(2014)
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  Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Program, National University of Health Sciences, Lombard,USA
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- DOI：10.1007/s11655-014-1781-3
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  Published Online：3 April 2014，
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Kwon, Y. Chinese medicine education and its challenges in the United States., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 20, 256–262 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-014-1781-3

Yihyun Kwon. Chinese medicine education and its challenges in the United States. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 20(4):256-262(2014)
Kwon, Y. Chinese medicine education and its challenges in the United States., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 20, 256–262 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-014-1781-3 DOI：

Yihyun Kwon. Chinese medicine education and its challenges in the United States. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 20(4):256-262(2014) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-014-1781-3.

摘要

Over the past 4 decades Chinese medicine (CM) has come increasingly into the spotlight in the United States as the clinical effectiveness of CM has been not only empirically well-tested over a long period of time but also proven by recent scientific research. It has proven cost effectiveness

safety

and is authorized for natural and holistic approaches. In consideration

CM is one of the underutilized health care professions in the United States with a promising future. However

CM faces many challenges in its education and system

its niche in the health care system as an independent profession

legal and ethical issues. This paper discusses the confronting issues in the United States: present education

standards of CM education with shifting first professional degree level

new delivery systems of CM education. Development of new research models

training of evidence-based practice

and implementation of integrative medicine into CM education also are the key issues in the current CM profession. This paper also discusses opportunities for the CM profession going beyond the current status

especially with a focus on fusion medicine.

Abstract

safety

and is authorized for natural and holistic approaches. In consideration

CM is one of the underutilized health care professions in the United States with a promising future. However

CM faces many challenges in its education and system

its niche in the health care system as an independent profession

legal and ethical issues. This paper discusses the confronting issues in the United States: present education

standards of CM education with shifting first professional degree level

new delivery systems of CM education. Development of new research models

training of evidence-based practice

especially with a focus on fusion medicine.

关键词

Chinese Medicineeducation systemstandard of educationevidence-based practiceIntegrative Medicinenew research modelfusion medicine

Keywords

Chinese Medicineeducation systemstandard of educationevidence-based practiceIntegrative Medicinenew research modelfusion medicine

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