Exploration and practice on the training of critical thinking in medical education / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

Critical thinking is one of the core professional competences for medical students.The ultimate goal of critical thinking is to combine the highly individualized experience and comprehension with the generally applicable scientific cognitive system.Therefore in medical education,the cultivation of critical thinking should embody the objective and the characteristics of critical thinking,such as rational restriction,dialectical thinking,empathy practice and scientific evaluation,and great attention to the principles and conditions of the application must be given.In the course of teaching design and implementation it's necessary to choose the appropriate point,to set up the teaching situation suitable for developing critical thinking,to optimize the structure of teaching content,to strengthen the practice of critical thinking methodology and to value "asking questions" and so on.