中国与澳大利亚中医本科教育的比较研究——以南京中医药大学和皇家墨尔本理工大学为例

Study on Comparison of Chinese Medicine Undergraduate Education between China and Australia——A Case Study of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

目的：比较中国和澳大利亚中医本科教育的异同。方法：查阅相关文献和定性访谈,以南京中医药大学和皇家墨尔本理工大学为例,从生源、课程设置、培养模式、临床实习4个方面进行比较。结果：澳大利亚中医本科专业忽视了对学生汉语和中医文化的教育,目前中医在澳大利亚的影响力不足,仍有很大的发展潜力;国内中医临床教育西化,对学生英语能力和实践能力的培养有待提高。结论：中澳两国应加强中医药教育的合作,建立更多中医孔子学院,互派交换生,以期促进两国中医教育事业的共同发展。

Objective： To know the similarities and differences of Chinese medicine undergraduate education between China and Australia. Methods： Consult relevant references and qualitatively interview to compare the source of the students, curriculum, teaching methods, clinical practice in four aspects of undergraduate education of Chinese medicine offered by Nanjing University Chinese medicine, China and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology（RMIT）, Australia. Results： The results show that undergraduate education Chinese medicine in Australia attach little attention to Chinese and TCM culture. At present, the influence of TCM in Australia is insufficient, and there is still great potential for development. In China, clinical education in Chinese medicine is westernized and students＇ English and practical abilities need to be improved. Conclusion： The two countries should strengthen cooperation of the education of Chinese medicine, build more Confucius Institutes of Chinese medicine, and exchange students, in order to promote the common development of TCM education in two countries.