Trial of Introducing Medical Knowledge into Fundamental Chemistry Education: Taking Dentistry as Example
WANG Zhipeng A1,2,3*, SHEN Zhen4, JIANG Zhen-Xiong5, WANG Lu2, MA Xin-Yu1, YIN Sheng6, WANG Peng7, ZHENG Shao-Yong8, ZHANG Jun9
1. Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, TX 77840, USA;
2. Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
3. Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, MA 02115, USA;
4. Harvard School of Dental Medicine, MA 02115, USA;
5. Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, TX 77840, USA;
6. Nutrition/Metabolism Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02138, USA;
7. Burn Surgery, The First Affiliated Hostital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China;
8. Department of Food Science, Jinshan College of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian 350000, China;
9. Center of Teacher Education Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Abstract Derived from life sciences, medicine has been witnessing the development of chemistry and benefiting from it a lot, because chemical mechanisms are often revealed during medical studies. Meanwhile, countless discoveries of materials and invention of techniques in chemistry field have been applied to the development of medicine. Therefore, understanding and discussing over the physiology-related and medicine-related questions will deepen students' comprehension on basic chemistry theories, enhancing students' ability of applying chemistry theories to practice. By taking dentistry as an example, this paper introduced and integrated medical concepts and knowledge into fundamental chemistry education, trying to discuss concerned questions in inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and polymer chemistry from a unique angle. Hope to provide materials and insights for different fields.
WANG Zhipeng A, SHEN Zhen, JIANG Zhen-Xiong, WANG Lu, MA Xin-Yu, YIN Sheng, WANG Peng, ZHENG Shao-Yong, ZHANG Jun. Trial of Introducing Medical Knowledge into Fundamental Chemistry Education: Taking Dentistry as Example[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2021, 42(16): 1-10.
