A pre- and post-course survey of an elective Chinese medicine curriculum among junior Western medical students in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Demonstrating a positive impact of educational programs on clinical care outcomes is challenging. We assess students' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors as short-term outcomes of integrating a structured Traditional Chinese Medicine course within a Western medical school.

Methods

A prospective questionnaire survey was conducted among first-year and second-year undergraduate medical students who participated in the "Introduction to Chinese Medicine" course in 2020. The survey assessed their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors before and after completing the 32-hour course.

Results

In total, 89 participants who completed both pre- and post-course questionnaires exhibited significantly higher scores in Chinese medicine knowledge after the course (3.82 ± 0.67

SUBMITTER: Lin SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11753140 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature