Questions

[Guest guest]

All,

 

I've been trying to get a clearer understanding

of a set of issues related to education in Chinese

medicine. And I would like to ask all of you for

some help. Actually I've been working on this

for some time now and have gathered up a lot

of data and points of view from a large number

of people. But I thought I'd just pose one question

directly to all of you in the hopes that I can have

my eyes opened yet again.

 

So here's the question, and I look forward to

any follow up discussions that might arise:

 

What are the weak areas in Chinese medical

education in your personal experience of

it, either as a student, teacher, graduate,

or in whatever other capacity any of you

might have had such experience?

 

And just to try and keep the discussions that

might follow balanced, what are the strong

areas?

 

I am just trying to get a sense of what people

perceive as being done well or poorly in

their own personal experience of education

and training in Chinese medicine.

 

Another way to pose the question, at least

for those who have completed a training

course and are in professional practice,

might be to ask, " How well did your education

and training prepare you for the realities of

clinical practice? " Or more simply, " Could you

use what you learned in school to treat

and cure disease, to help people live healthier

longer lives, and to deal with your own health

issues effectively so as to be an example

of radiant good health? "

 

Or are there areas that need work? And if

so, what are they?

 

Many thanks to all who have a response they

might care to share.

 

Ken