Pioneer of Medical Model Reform

CT: Could you specify the main factors of your four-dimensional life view? 

Jiang: The human body is an assembly of our life forms, tissues, and organs in a physical presence. The mind refers to our emotions, intentions, self-aware conscious activities, and the representations of them all. The spirit, our temperament and mentality, is the least known aspect of human beings. The environment implies not only the internal and external human situation, but also includes the status of the body’s specific function. 

A complete “human body” is regarded as an integral whole, and at the same time as a system that connects with heaven, earth, and humankind. It can be summarized as the body, mind, spirit, and environment. Therefore, this perception through which to understand comprehensively human life is called the four-dimensional outlook on life, and is of great value for in-depth research into human science, philosophy, and medical science.      

CT: What innovative theories have been proposed under the framework of humanistic holistic medical science? 

Jiang: Innovative theories include the concept of “humanistic holism,” medical philosophy, and new theories on medical treatment. Among them, the views of dialectical comprehension and medical ethics are the most outstanding and representative innovation theories of humanistic holistic medical science. 

Based on the characteristic theory whereby the human being is a carrier of multi-culture and the body-mind-spirit-environment four-dimensional outlook on life, the dialectical comprehension theory whereby the heart reflects the object – the face is shaped by heart – and other innovative theories, as well as that of the human conscience and humanist concept of innate knowledge and instinctive ability,  the humanistic holistic dialectical comprehension view is cognizant of the world and ourselves and also transforms the world and ourselves. This concept embodies the world view that “combines the material and spiritual.” It is a medical scientific rationale that has a broad scope of utilization, covering the body-mind-spirit-environment four-dimensional outlook on life as a whole, and acts as a guide and reference through which to be cognizant of ourselves and life, regenerate our physical and mental health, and fully comprehend human medical science, health and diseases and healthcare. 

The “humanistic holistic medical ethics view” consciously fulfills Sun Simiao’s spirit of sincerity and the Hippocratic oath to abide by the international rules of medical science, to persist in the study principle of “achieving an expertise in a wide range of learning and simultaneously promote natural and social science,” so to build the concept of humanistic science and technology, practice human benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, and wisdom, and fulfill the concept of medical treatment that spares no efforts in “striving for more efficacious treatment through greater skill, more harmonious doctor-patient relationships, and maintenance of the body-mind-spirit-environment four-dimensional holistic approach to rehabilitation.” 

This new concept of medical ethics calls for the restoration and revitalization of the humanistic nature of medical science. It is beneficial to the construction of humanistic holistic medical ethics that demands both virtue and ability. 

CT: In clinical practice, you advocate and practice the philosophy of humanistic holistic medical science and use humanistic holistic treatment methods to treat numerous patients’ illnesses. Could you explain humanistic holistic treatment methods and their curative effects? 

Jiang: The outstanding features are based on the advantages of the holistic approaches of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy. The humanistic acupuncture and moxibustion skills we have developed are based on disease entities, disease circumstances, and the personal situation of the patients. It combines the advantageous medical technologies of traditional Chinese and Western medicine and psychology to form the “three-dimensional holistic treatment of body, mind and spirit.” It is a “four-dimensional clinical therapy thinking” model integrated with traditional Chinese therapy, Western therapy, a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and humanistic holistic medical science. 

After years of clinical practice, the humanistic holistic method of treatment has been extraordinarily effective in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, spine disease, psychological diseases and diseases caused by modern life style. 

Mr. Deng suffered from spinal cord necrotic paraplegia and limb muscle atrophy. All the domestic hospitals he went to suggested he undergo surgery. When he came to our hospital, his illness had progressed to the point where he was paralyzed from the neck down. We carefully formulated a program of humanistic holistic treatment and humanistic acupuncture and moxibustion therapy supplemented by traditional Chinese and Western medicine and rehabilitation therapy. After one year of treatment, Mr. Deng could stand unaided and tend to his own daily needs. 

Due to domestic trauma and the breakdown of her marriage, Ms. Chen suffered from severe anxiety, worsened by neck and lumbar vertebra degenerative diseases for years. She tried all kinds of medical treatment but nothing worked. Eventually she had a nervous breakdown and seriously considered suicide. Through humanistic acupuncture and moxibustion therapy, body-mind-spirit analysis therapy and traditional Chinese medicine as well as accompanying psychological treatment, Ms. Chen totally recovered. 

CT: As a versatile scholar, you have made valuable contributions in the fields of medical science, philosophy, and literature. Your formulation of the humanistic holistic medical model will undoubtedly have significant impact on the development of human medical science. Could you tell us about the latest progress and prospects of the relevant studies? 

Jiang: The latest research progress includes, firstly, systematically demonstrating the revitalization strategy of “holistic humanization, era technicalization, green ecologicalization and global popularization.” 

Second, I propose to achieve an inclusive and transcendent model that combines traditional Chinese and Western medicine. 

Third, the Theories and Practices of Humanistic Holistic Medical Science, an iconic classical 500,000-Chinese-character work, is to be published by the People’s Medical Publishing House. Meanwhile, a series of 10 books have been drafted for successive publication. 

We intend to set up an extensive academic organization and gather medical experts to apply the original medical model in various fields of medical science to realize its wide application in global medicine. In line with its original scientific characteristics, we can confidently make the following forecasts as to its prospects: 

- The humanistic holistic thinking concept will become a thinking pattern with universal values; 

- The body-mind-spirit-environment outlook on life, health and medicine will become the universal consensus; 

- The inclusive and transcendent medical development model will contribute to the ultimate meshing of traditional Chinese and Western medicine by gradually dispelling the barriers between them; 

- Such an inclusive and transcendent medical development model, by combining medical essences at all times throughout the world and complying with the development strategy of a “healthy China” and the World Health Organization “health concept” will be widely accepted and globally applied in the health administration and education departments of all countries. 

I firmly believe that the humanistic holistic medical model will guide the development of human medical science in the 21st century, and possibly hasten the wave of global medical revolution.