On March 6th, the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine issued a notice stating that, according to the requirements of the implementation measures for standardized training of Chinese physicians regarding the assessment of the classic theories module, starting from 2024, new trainees in traditional Chinese medicine and general practice of traditional Chinese medicine (including master’s students in traditional Chinese medicine) must participate in the Chinese medicine classic ability level examination during their training. Passing the level 3 exam is considered passing the Chinese medicine classic module, which also means that from 2024 onwards, new Chinese medicine trainees need to pass the level 3 Chinese medicine classic ability exam to obtain their training certificate. The Chinese medicine classic ability level exam is divided into three levels, with increasing difficulty. Level 1 requires memorizing the basic concepts, theories, and original texts of formulas and syndromes, and understanding their literal and medical principles. Level 2 builds on Level 1, requiring a deeper understanding of the systematic nature of classic theories and the connections between main prescriptions, as well as memorizing relevant original texts. Level 3 further requires understanding the academic principles and clinical application ideas of the classic theories, along with memorizing relevant original texts, with Level 1 alone involving 358 original texts. The textbook
Is it because Peking University of Chinese Medicine is the most Confucian that it is the most backward?
Unbelievable, they even want to use the eight-legged examination system; originally, traditional Chinese medicine, which already has a small number of practitioners, is now going to be controlled by those lazy old officials who just eat and wait for death. Moreover, what newcomers learn might be less useful than the folk remedies summarized by my grandfather, who worked outside the factory during the Cultural Revolution, through practical experience.
Can you specifically discuss examples of bourgeois experts interpreting traditional Chinese medicine books based on idealist philosophical ideas?
Here, some idealist nonsense in the field of traditional Chinese medicine is discussed, which was criticized during the Cultural Revolution and later became popular again. It involves introducing the Yin-Yang school and Confucianism, then engaging in practices like the Five Movements and Six Qi.
Critique of Dong Zhongshu’s Five Elements Theory and Its Impact on Chinese Medicine.pdf (304.9 KB)
For example, this is one of the exam topics
Reactionary!
Unbelievable, this kind of thing looks like metaphysics.