The economics of Chinese langauge knowledge

[Guest guest]

If you believe that Chinese language information about the practice and

delivery of traditional Chinese medicine has an economic value, you must

also believe that someone will exploit that value. Thus, there is also the

question of what will happen to the field if we do not take responsibility for

one of the largest sources of information about traditional Chinese

medicine, in particular its application and delivery within the Chinese

health care system. The question is not simply whether we can train

clinicians using only English sources, but is also what kind of field we will

have if its valuable assets, and a vast source of continuing development, are

available to us only through outside or commercial sources.

 

As noted in earlier postings, professionalism is not solely the ability to

perform in the clinic but also the ability to manage a body of information in

the practical socio-economic context. I see no shortage of those working to

transfer the field's clinical repetoir to other professions, so it may not be

that competence alone is enough to establish an independent profession.

 

Bob

 

bob Paradigm Publications

www.paradigm-pubs.com 44 Linden Street

Robert L. Felt Brookline MA 02445

617-738-4664

[Guest guest]

I see no shortage of those working to transfer the field's clinical repetoir to other professions, so it may not be that competence alone is enough to establish an independent profession. >>>That is very true but a diffrent issue

Alon

 

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Robert L. Felt

Tuesday, December 18, 2001 4:32 PM

The economics of Chinese langauge knowledge

If you believe that Chinese language information about the practice and delivery of traditional Chinese medicine has an economic value, you must also believe that someone will exploit that value. Thus, there is also the question of what will happen to the field if we do not take responsibility for one of the largest sources of information about traditional Chinese medicine, in particular its application and delivery within the Chinese health care system. The question is not simply whether we can train clinicians using only English sources, but is also what kind of field we will have if its valuable assets, and a vast source of continuing development, are available to us only through outside or commercial sources. As noted in earlier postings, professionalism is not solely the ability to perform in the clinic but also the ability to manage a body of information in the practical socio-economic context. I see no shortage of those working to transfer the field's clinical repetoir to other professions, so it may not be that competence alone is enough to establish an independent profession. Bobbob Paradigm Publicationswww.paradigm-pubs.com 44 Linden StreetRobert L. Felt Brookline MA 02445617-738-4664Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education.