1、Medical Humanities Education in China: PUHSCs New Experiment,Zhang Daqing Institute for Medical Humanities Peking University,Challenges to Chinese medical education,High-technology medical raises compelling social, ethical and legal issues; Chinas health care system needs urgent reform; market failu
2、re and governments dereliction of duty insufficient emphasis on the purpose and value of medicine The old-fashioned medical curriculum is more and more unsatisfying.,Medical humanities education aims at helping medical students to tackle those challenges and to appreciate the human value of medicine
3、.,HISTORICAL RETROSPECT,History of Medicine The first medical humanities course in China; As early as 1946, the History of Medicine was taught in the Medical School of Peking University (北京大学医学院).,Li Laos paper on “Medical Ethics in Ancient China” published in the Bulletin of the History of Medicine
4、 is the first article introducing the Chinese medical ethics to the West. The story on the paper: Peiping was in territory occupied by the Japanese CMB and Henry Sigerist,Miss Agnes M. Pearce March 4, 1942 China Medical Board, Inc. 49 West 49th Street New York CityDear Miss Pearce:Dr. Tao Lees manus
5、cript, “Medical Ethics in Ancient China” , is very interesting indeed and I shall be glad to publish it in the Bulletin of the History of Medicine. I will send the galley proofs to you as Dr. Tao Lee requests.Yours very sincerely, Henry E. Sigerist,Dialectics of Nature Introduced from the Soviet Uni
6、on in 1950s; Dialectics of Medicine, the first textbook, was written by Professor Peng Ruicong, Beijing Medical University (北京医科大学); The Philosophy of Medicine, Medical Sociology and STS, with increasing academic independency.,Medical Ethics The first teaching section of Medical Ethics was founded i
7、n Beijing Medical University (北京医科大学) in 1988, under the advocacy of Professor Xu Tianmin; Adopted case-based teaching method in 1990s.,International cooperation in the teaching and research CBMs project on medical ethics in China: training for Teacher; comparative study on Chinese and the West medi
8、cal ethics; Clinical ethics,The institute for Medical Professionalism Established in 2008Series Conferences on Medical Professionalism (2006-2010)The Grant of The institute for Medical Professionalism,Medical Psychology The course began in 1979 Bio-Psycho-socio-medical Model The first department of
9、medical psychology in China Leadership in the teaching and research of medical psychology in China,Health Law Established in 1985,Medical Sociology and Anthropology New courses for medical students Global perspectives Cross-culture,PUHSCs NEW EXPERIMENT,Three keywords: Three - staged Integrated In-d
10、epth,Three staged education,Stage I : General Education ( liberal arts education ) Main campus, 1yr. Cross-culture Communication, Gender Study, History of Buddhism in China, The Introduction of Oriental Religion, Heritage of the World, Chinese Ancient Politics and Culture, Introduction of History of
11、 Science, etc.,Stage II: Medical Humanities Core courses: The History of Medicine, The Philosophy of Medicine, Medical Ethics, Health Law, Patient-doctor Relationship and Communication, Sociology of Medicine. Elective courses: Introduction to Medicine, Modern Western Medical culture, Medical Decisio
12、n-making, Sexual psychology, etc.,Stage III: Medical Humanities in Clinic (postgraduate level) Problem or Case-based learning: 10 clinical cases Practice-based learning: 4 modules,Integrated Education,Integration of clinical training and humanities education Group : Physicians + humanistic scholars
13、Knowledge, Methods and Ability,In-depth,multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary theories and approachesSTS, SSK, Social constructionism, Cultural studies, etc. SeminarsMeaning of Life and Death, Challenge from stem-cell study Lecture and argumentMedical professionalism: Can it be taught? Can it be
14、 assessed?Ethics or Virtueconflict of interest,A multi-disciplinary discussion,Conclusion,Learning from international experience and outcome in both academic research and practices of medical humanities education, Chinese medical humanities education will improve in teaching content and method in future, achieving the permeation of humanities in medical education.,Thank you !,
