Role of TCM Schools in pooling TCM data online for international users?

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Hi All, especially TCM Teachers & IT people,

 

Do teachers in western TCM schools network with those in other

countries, including China?

 

Are there any plans for an INTERNATIONAL Website that collates the

outcomes from such exchange of ideas?

 

IMO, TCM Schools / teachers are in a unique position to advance TCM

information resources in two ways:

 

(a) by pooling and logging online their basic lectures & teaching

resources

 

and

 

(b) by introducing mandatory student-projects, whereby each student

would be asked to prepare research on specified TCM topics /

questions each year and to publish the outcomes ONLINE.

 

Before before being uploaded to the School's Webpage, the outputs

would be assessed and passed (or corrected) by the faculty.

 

Over the years, and over many TCM Schools East & West, the faculty-

passed student outputs could be amalgamated into a searchable online

TCM encyclopedia covering a vast range of TCM topics (including basic

TCM terminology, acupoints, herbs, formulas, patterns, S & Ss,

contraindications, etc, etc).

 

The scope of the encyclopedia could be increased further by inviting

TCM teachers, researchers and practitioners to input data on existing

topics, or to add new topics and comments.

 

Several colleagues have tried to establish TCM Enyclopedias online.

http://www.tcmpedia.com/doku.php and

http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/wiki/CMTpedia etc were brave

efforts, but are poor because of inadequate data and new content.

 

Because TCM is a vast field, such work is far beyond the capacity of

a few people. It requires massive input on an international scale.

That is where, IMO, a coordinated network and INTERNATIONAL Webpage

between the TCM Schools could shine.

 

Best regards,