CM* 857 - Eastern and Western Correspondences

Credit(s): 2.00

This course aims to help students integrate their training in classical Chinese medicine with modern biomedicine. Through lecture and discussion, students explore the connections between Zang-Fu patterns, biomedical organ systems, and current concepts in neuro-endocrine-immunology. Students actively engage in learning to discuss complex classical Chinese medicine concepts with biomedicine practitioners in a language accessible to everyone. Cases representing common clinical conditions encountered by Chinese medicine practitioners are discussed.