Comparative analysis of the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine
The symptoms and signs are the leading factors in the treatment with western medicine.Western medicine has to determine what is not working in the body by examination and dissection and attempts to introduce some external,often synthetic,chemical compounds to compensate these failured function.TCM,on the other hand,asks why the body is not functioning properly and attempts to use individualized organic herbal prescription to rejuvenate and to restore the body to its natural state.In the medical field,both western and traditional Chinese medicine systems have their own distinct place.Some doctors believe that the greatest advantage of Western medicine is in its trauma care and therapies for acute problems,while Chinese medicine excels in the areas of chronic problems and preventive medicine.Recently,many practitioners have realized that both traditional Chinese and western medicines have their own merits and both medicines should be integrated in disease treatment.
In this article,the author mainly discusses how to stimulate students to study interest and initiative,which can makes it a quick to master thinking of TCM and correctly guiding the students entered the temple of TCM.The methods for young tutor to choose are follows,such as training the students' thinking of TCM,combining theory with clinical practice,organizing students lecture,etc.In the end,the author points out that the way to improve teaching ability is that young tutor should go to hospital and listen to the professor's teaching on regular.