Education of Traditoional Tibetan Medicine Facing 21st Century

Chosa Palden Gyatsho
Institute of Science and Technology Tibetan College of Traditional Tibetan Medicine

Modern education of Tibetan medicine ought to carry on the cream of traditional education of Tibetan medicine, absorb modern teaching methods. Teaching of Tibetan medicine ought to carry out quality management law, and reform the teaching plan, schedules, building of teaching staff, teaching methods, and etc.
1. The law of teaching quality management: The law is the base of teaching quality of Tibetan medicine and very important for raising the overall level if Tibetan medicine teaching.
2.Teaching staff: Tibetan medical teacher should have lofty medical ethics, rich knowledge of theory and clinical practices, special skill. The quality of Tibetan medical teacher should be upgraded continuously. A teaching staff with the accomplishment of politic, profession, culture, ethics and sentiment.
3. Teaching plan: The teaching plan is the foundation for teaching carried out smoothly in the college. The College of Tibetan Medicine gives more subject courses, and the teaching materials of Tibetan medicine have marked colour of ancient Tibetan language which is rather difficult for teaching. So the management of teaching plan must be mastered.
4.The schedules: The schedules must be completed according to teaching outline of Tibetan medicine and linked with the knowledge accepted by the students.
5. The enlightening teaching methods: Students are required by enlightening teaching methods which can promote the thinking ability and achieves better teaching rsults.
6.Teaching methods: Teachers should give the teaching contents suited students' real level. Students not only study theory but also practise, such as recognition of medicines, prepare and use medicines. In addition, recite is the knack of Tibetan medicine learning which help improve teaching effect.