"Internationalization at Home" in medical education: connotations, value intentions, and practical approaches
10.3760/cma.j.cn116021-20241011-02072
- VernacularTitle:医学教育“在地国际化”：内涵意蕴、价值旨归与实践路向
- Author:
Peisen LI
1
;
Yu WANG
;
Enmei LIU
;
Chen XU
Author Information
1. 重庆医科大学国际教育学院，重庆 400016
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Medical education;
Internationalization at Home;
International perspective;
Global competence
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2025;24(7):908-914
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This study discusses the connotations, value intentions, and practical approaches of "Internationalization at Home" in medical education. By reviewing the evolution of the concept of "Internationalization at Home", this study presents its development process in the field of higher education, and summarizes five major trends in the understanding of the concept within China. We elaborate on the connotative characteristics of "Internationalization at Home in medical education" from the internationalization of curriculum content, the coexistence of localization and internationalization, practice-oriented and interdisciplinary nature, and the establishment of domestic and international cooperation networks; discuss its value orientation, including the cultivation of medical talents with global competencies, the promotion of inclusive development in medical education, the enhancement of international competitiveness in medical education, and the improvement of global healthcare service quality; and discuss its practical pathways from eight perspectives—innovating training concepts, innovating governance systems, sharing teaching resources, integrating teaching teams, aligning evaluation systems, learning from diverse cultures, strengthening international research collaboration, and promoting technological empowerment.
