Discussion on a new opened course combining complexity science and medicine in medical colleges

VernacularTitle:"医科院校开设""复杂性科学与医学漫谈""课程的探讨"
Author: Li DING ; Jing LI ; Shen GU ; Xiaofei CHEN
Keywords: Complexity science; Medical colleges; Course objective; Course content; Teach-ing method
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2017;16(9):870-873
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Complexity science is a new type of scientific research method, and the combination of complexity science, life science, and medicine is still in the initial stage of exploration, and domestic medi-cal colleges do not offer correlative course currently. In order to broaden students' vision, transform their traditional thinking model, and prepare the future of multidisciplinary cooperation, medical colleges should open complexity science and medicine correlative course for senior undergraduate and graduate students. Course content should start by the famous fablebutterfly infect, followed by the introduction of chaos and fractal, self-organization and complex system theory concept, theoretical framework, and their application in the medical field The teaching material should refer to some popular science books, such as Mystery of the butterfly effect. The teaching method should draw lessons from metaphor.