"Three-Dimensions, Three Positions, Three Links": Innovative Construction and Practical Paths of a Teaching System Addressing Core Challenges in Traditional Chinese Medicine Education

Abstract

Current higher education in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) faces systemic challenges in knowledge transmission, clinical integration, and evaluation mechanisms. Targeting three core pain points—"scattered knowledge points difficult to connect", "disconnection between basic and clinical teaching", and "a single and rigid curriculum evaluation system"—this paper innovatively constructs a comprehensive teaching reform system titled "Three-Dimensional Exploration of 'Li' (Theory), Three-Dimensional Integration of 'Tong' (Integration), and Three-Link Achievement of 'He' (Harmony)". The system aims to deepen theoretical understanding through three dimensions ("historical origin, philosophical thinking, modern cognition"), promote capacity transformation via three integrations ("theory-practice, classroom-clinic, inheritance-innovation"), and ensure students' all-round development relying on a multi-dimensional evaluation mechanism ("combination of process and summative evaluation, linkage of knowledge, ability and literacy, collaboration of human-machine and multi-subject evaluation"). This paper systematically elaborates on the core concepts, implementation paths, and theoretical foundations of the system, intending to provide a systematic and operable solution for the inheritance and innovation of TCM talent training models in the new era.