Medical Chinese

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02. Medical Chinese

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) began over 2000 years ago (the term is not widely used in China). From 1911 until 1949, Republican China tried to establish a modern state medical system based on Western biomedicine. The practice of TCM was discouraged. However, after the People’s Republic of China was formed in 1949, Chinese medicine was re-established as a national system of medicine. It helped reassert the value and authority of Chinese culture. By 1955 there were four Chinese medical colleges, and practice of Chinese medicine became institutionalised nationwide. It now forms part of the state-controlled health-care system in China.

Merging traditions?

Herbal preparation room at a TCM hospital.
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Can Chinese medicine be integrated with biomedicine? Should it? There are no easy answers. Unlike biomedicine, Chinese medicine refers to ancient key texts for its theoretical framework. It has traditionally been an elite medical ... Read more »

Medical students from abroad, as well as those from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao may have a chance to practice medicine on the mainland starting next year.
Health and personnel authorities on the mainland have jointly issued a regulation that allows applicants from those areas to take part in the national qualification examination for medical practitioners.Those who pass the exams will receive a certificate qualifying them to practice medicine on the Chinese mainland.

Under the regulations, overseas students who want to sign up for the examination should have studied at universities on the Chinese mainland and have earned a bachelor's degree or higher medical degree.

Meanwhile, before taking the examination, graduates should have completed a one-year practice in the hospitals attached to the universities or colleges where they have studied.

Students who enrolled in the joint programmes abroad, which are set by Chinese and foreign universities, cannot apply for the qua ... Read more »

In 2003, China issued “Chinese Herbal Pieces, medical gases GMP Supplementary Regulations”, and 19 provinces (municipalities), 46 Chinese Herbal Pieces manufacturing enterprises certified checks, 2004, China released the “Pieces of Chinese medicine to promote the implementation of such categories as drug supervision GMP work notice “clearly required since January 1, 2008, all Chinese Herbal Pieces manufacturers must meet GMP under the conditions of production.

Research Center of Information Industry show that in recent years, China actively promote the Chinese medicine industry, GMP certification, and encourage mergers and reorganizations of Chinese medicine enterprises, such as the GMP standard, respectively, within the pharmaceutical industry, to promote the implementation of the overall quality of pharmaceutical companies and the industry to significantly improve, through restructuring in recent years, China has greatly reduced the number of traditional Chinese medicine comp ... Read more »