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Changes of Theoretical and Experimental Pharmacology
Teaching in Xi’an
Zang Wei-jinDepartment of Pharmacology
School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University
In 21st century, teaching of pharmacology faces new
challenges, which including the direct consequence of the
success of drug discovery with endless increase of scientific
information. It is very important to convey the importance of
“past-modern” pharmacological knowledge to our students.
Therefore, changes have to be made to fit the new knowledge,
new attitudes and new tools. Here, we report some innovative
changes of theoretical and experimental pharmacology teaching
during last few years in our university.
Changes of Theoretical and Experimental Pharmacology Teaching
Brief Introduction about Ourselves
Xi’an Jiaotong University
School of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology
Changes in Theoretical Pharmacology
Teaching
Changes in Experimental Pharmacology
Teaching
Results of the Teaching Innovation
Outline
Part I
Brief Introduction about Ourselves Xi’an Jiaotong University
School of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology
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Xi’an Jiaotong University
Xi’an Jiaotong University was established in
year 1896. It has developed into a university
that has the feature of science and engineering
and covers 9 subjects such as science,
engineering, medicine, economics,
management, art and law.
It has become an important base that is the
integration of talents training, scientific
research and social services and propels the
social development.
Xi'an Jiao Tong University was formed by the
combination of Xi'an Jiao Tong University,
Shaanxi Finance and Economics College and
Xi’an Medical University (founded in 1937) in
April 2000.
The School of Medicine has more than 400
teachers and faculty including 110 professors
and associate professors. School of medicine
also consisted of three teaching Hospitals,
including more than 3000 doctors and nurses.
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
With advanced facilities and instruments, the
School of Medicine has a great strength in
scientific research.
The newly set up medical experimentation
center, medical information center and the animal
experimentation center guarantee a high standard
and high quality of work for scientific research.
School of Medicine
Morphology Center Anatomy Center
Molecular Biology
& Biochemistry
Center
Research
Center
Pathogenic
Biology Center
Physiology &
Pharmacology
Center
Medical
Experimentation
center
The Whole DepartmentThe Whole DepartmentThe Whole DepartmentThe Whole Department
Staff
Department of Pharmacology
ProfessorProfessor
5
Associate Associate professorprofessor
5
LecturerLecturer
8
ExperimenterExperimenter
3
The proportion of teachers experiencing overseas study is 53%.
Pharmacology Teaching
Mission of Teaching
Specialties Term
Clinical Medicine 5-year courses
Clinical Medicine 7-year courses
Oral Medicine 5-year courses
High Nursing 5-year courses
Pharmacy 4-year courses
Pharmaceutical Engineering 4-year courses
Clinical Medicine courses of foreign students
Experimental
Pharmacology
Teaching
Theoretical
Pharmacology
Teaching
PharmacologyTeaching
Pharmacology Teaching
Changes in Theoretical Pharmacology
Teaching
Part II
Theoretical
Pharmacology
Teaching
To emphasize the
“bridge” character
of pharmacology
To use multi-media computer-assisted instruction
Discussion
in Groups
To adopt heuristic/ Mutual teaching
Changes in Theoretical Pharmacology Teaching
Teachingtraining
Pharmacology is a discipline as a bridge, not only to
connect pharmacy with medicine, but also to link
foundational medicine to clinical medicine. In the same
time, we tried to harmonize the new sciences with the “old’
pharmacology. Drugs, regardless of their origin time,
should be understood how they work and how to be used.
Changes of Theoretical Pharmacology Teaching
The “Bridge” Character
Pharmacology
Foundational MedicineFoundational Medicine
PharmacyPharmacy
Research of DrugsResearch of Drugs
Clinical MedicineClinical Medicine
MedicineMedicine
Manufacture of DrugsManufacture of Drugs
Pharmacology Teaching
PharmacologyPharmacology
Mathematic PharmacologyMathematic Pharmacology
Clinical PharmacologyClinical Pharmacology
Pharmacological ProgressPharmacological Progress
New Drug ResearchNew Drug Research
We emphasize the integration of the cross among subjects
and the development of the subject.
Changes in Theoretical Pharmacology Teaching
Courses1+4
1 required course
4 selective courses
Changes in Theoretical Pharmacology Teaching
Using new teaching skills: To use multi-media
computer-assisted instruction.
More and more multi-media computer-assisted
instructions (MCAI ) are applying in our teaching. We have
received good result through this skill which fully utilizes
such forms as color, sound, cartoon, figure, etc., to
express the content as a intuitionist, novel, vivid way.
Changes in Theoretical Pharmacology Teaching
Using new teaching skills: To adopt heuristic
teaching to excite students’ learning interest.
Considering pharmacology teaching involving a
wide range of knowledge, we usually introduce
some relevant background knowledge to excite
students' interest at first, and then teach the
usage of medicine.
Pharmacology Teaching
UndergraduateUndergraduate
StudentsStudents
Study by Cooperating
Study by Discussing
Study by Researching
Study in different ways
Changes in Theoretical Pharmacology Teaching
Pharmacology has already been listed in the
bilingual teaching category in our school. We pay
attention to teachers’ English training, especially
to improve their oral English.
We also study and discuss pharmacology
teaching methods designedly and purposefully.
Changes in Experimental Pharmacology
Teaching
Part III
designing functional experiments
foundational and comprehensive functional experiments
basic skills training
The experiment course is divided 3 stages
1st stage
2nd stage
3rd stage
Changes in Experimental Pharmacology Teaching
1111 To form a course of functional experiment
2222 To participate design and research of
experiments on special topic
3333 To combine production, study and research
together
Changes in Experimental Pharmacology Teaching
4444 To learn in practice such as visiting on the
spot
Results of the Teaching Innovation
Part IV
1988-2000 680 students Choose functional experimental class; design 596 experiments and finished 176.
2001-2005 1300 students Choose functional experimental class; design 623 experiments and finished 155.
What I had remembered most during my 5 years studies in medical school was functional experimental class.
I really enjoyed the experimental design.
----From graduated students
Appreciation from the Students
Results of the Teaching Innovation
76.7 72.167.3
53.5
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40
60
80
100
Bringing new ideas↑
Manipulating abilities ↑
Scientific thinking faculties ↑
General abilities ↑
Results of the Teaching Innovation
The teaching innovation item of
functional experiment has won the
second prize of national teaching
award.
Results of the Teaching Innovation
Appreciation from Other Universities
Results of the teaching innovation in XJTU
brought new idea to combine the teaching
process of basic skills training together with
research ability training. … …
After innovative changes of theoretical and experimental
pharmacology teaching during last few years in our university,
more and more students are interested in the course.
Students believe that learning functional experiment course
facilitates them to the study of other relevant theoretical
courses, and improves their abilities of operating by hands and
using knowledge comprehensively, and fosters their innovative
consciousness and scientific thinking ability.
Summary
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