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. 2023 Mar 31;11(6):256. doi: 10.21037/atm-23-888

Table 2. Definitions of the items included in the questionnaire.

No. Items Definition
1 Ethics and morality Moral code that guides a person’s choices and behaviors throughout their life
2 Professional values A generic term for the principles that are central to practicing a profession which, for medicine, includes integrity, compassion, altruism, continuous improvement, excellence, and the ability to partner with members of the wider healthcare team
3 Respect for patients Showing respect in the clinical process
4 Ability of self-regulation Regulation of life and work
5 Respect for other health professionals Showing respect to other medical professionals
6 Basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine Grasp the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine
7 Basic knowledge of traditional medicine Grasp the basic knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine
8 Classical books of traditional medicine Own a number of traditional medicine books
9 Other medical knowledge Having other medical knowledge
10 Communicate effectively with others. Ability to communicate with others
11 Solve problems using teamwork Possessing a collaborative spirit
12 Oral or written communication abilities Having the ability to communicate with others in oral and written form
13 Good job in health education Having the awareness to express health education
14 Diagnose and treat diseases with dialectical theory Having the ability to diagnose and treat diseases with dialectical theory
15 Comprehensively diagnose disease using laboratory examination Considering laboratory results when diagnosing disease
16 Chinese medicine skills, such as acupuncture and massage Ability to perform some Chinese medicine and physical therapy
17 Rescue principles of Western medicine Ability to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
18 Standardized treatment Knowing how to perform standardized treatment
19 Collect medical information through database Ability to use the Internet to collect medical information
20 Diagnosis and treatment via networks Ability to diagnose disease over the Internet
21 Patient record keeping Awareness to keep patients’ records