Western Students Meet Eastern Medicine: Impact of Study Abroad Experience on Perceptions of Chinese Culture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
10-28-2012
Abstract
The study-abroad experience offers students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge on other cultures, including an expansion of their perspectives on traditional methods to promote health and wellness. This presentation will profile lessons learned by college health professions students during a recent 14-day study abroad trip to China to study traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It will demonstrate the value of this type of cultural enrichment to enhance the education experience and personal/professional knowledge acquired through the traditional classroom setting.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting (APHA)
Location
San Francisco, CA
Recommended Citation
Plaspohl, Sara S., Helen M. Taggart.
2012.
"Western Students Meet Eastern Medicine: Impact of Study Abroad Experience on Perceptions of Chinese Culture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)."
Community Health Faculty Presentations.
Presentation 324.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/commhealth-pres/324
