Summary of responses.

The main objective of this qualitative analysis is to increase the quality of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) research education. Subject matter experts and stakeholders were sent a list of possible topics to include in a research course and were asked to comment on it, add or subtract topics, and suggest appropriate research papers to use, lessons learned in their topic areas and possible stand-alone topics for inclusion in other courses. Their feedback was used to revise the topic list, create a list of foundational research papers to include in a research course and devise a list of stand-alone topics that could be included in the general TCM research curriculum. The result is a TCM research course curriculum that will improve the teaching of evidence-based medicine (EBM) practices to TCM students. This will help TCM faculty and program directors improve existing courses, develop new courses and strengthen EBM education.

本质性研究的核心目标为提升中医药（Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM）研究教育的质量。研究团队向领域专家及利益相关方发放了用于研究课程的可选主题清单，邀请其对清单提出评价意见、增减主题、推荐适宜的参考研究论文、分享各主题领域的经验教训，并提出可纳入其他课程的独立主题提案。研究团队基于回收的反馈意见修订主题清单，编制了研究课程的核心参考论文目录，并梳理出可纳入通用中医药研究课程体系的独立主题列表。最终形成的中医药研究课程体系，可优化中医药专业学生的循证医学（Evidence-Based Medicine, EBM）实践教学。该成果可帮助中医药教师与项目负责人优化现有课程、开发全新课程，并强化循证医学教育的整体质量。