Author(s)

Cui Zaichi ^1,2, Lee Phaik Gaik ², Hu Jingbo ^2,3

Affiliation(s)

¹ Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, 571199, China
² SEGi University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 47810, Malaysia
³ Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, 067000, China

Corresponding Author

Hu Jingbo

ABSTRACT

This paper explores the importance of integrating sports and medicine in the comprehensive education of medical students, along with addressing the current challenges and solutions in teaching practices. It initially introduces the integrated medical-sports education model, emphasizing its significance and discusses the existing problems in teaching practices, including teacher competency, lack of teaching materials, low student participation, and inadequate integration of sports and medical resources. Solutions proposed include enhancing coordination, standardizing materials, improving teaching methods, and optimizing resource integration. The paper further underscores the significance of integrated sports and medical education in achieving teaching goals, reforming physical education, and enhancing professional readiness in medicine. In its conclusion, it highlights the need for comprehensive development amid societal competition, advocating for the integrated medical-sports education model as an effective approach to cultivate highly qualified composite talents in medical universities.

KEYWORDS

Integration of medicine and physical education; challenges; significance; strategies

CITE THIS PAPER

Cui Zaichi, Lee Phaik Gaik, Hu Jingbo, Integration of Sports and Medicine in Higher Medical Education: Challenges, Significance, and Strategies. Social Medicine and Health Management (2024) Vol. 5: 36-40. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/socmhm.2024.050106.

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