Construction and reflection on the teaching system of Tropical Medicine based on the One Health concept in the construction of national first-class disciplines
- Author:
HUANG Mingyuan
;
ZHAO Hongyu
;
YAO Wen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tropical medicine;
teaching system;
first-class discipline;
One Health
- From:
China Tropical Medicine
2025;25(3):376-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Tropical diseases pose a significant challenge to global public health. Their epidemiological footprints have expanded due to global climate warming, population migration, and lifestyle transformations, affecting even non-tropical areas. "One Health" emphasizes interdisciplinary, intersectoral, and interregional cooperation and communication, which is of critical importance in the prevention and control of tropical diseases. Tropical disease education constitutes an essential component of preventive medicine education; however, it faces outdated content and methods that fail to keep up with the rapid changes in tropical disease scenarios and emerging prevention needs. In 2019, the Ministry of Education launched the "Double Ten Thousand Plan" to establish national and provincial first-class undergraduate disciplines, aiming to improve the quality of undergraduate education comprehensively. Building a first-class preventive medicine program bears the responsibility of cultivating high-level public health professionals. This paper aims to develop a "Tropical Medicine" course tailored to national conditions while highlighting local characteristics. The teaching process is reformed in four aspects: actively integrating the One Health concept, setting up professional teaching institutions, constructing virtual simulation laboratories, and strengthening academic exchanges and cooperation, specific suggestions are given in this regard.
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