Master TCM Heritage
Preserving Tradition · Apprenticeship Training · Digital Archiving
A digital heritage platform integrating mentor-apprentice pairing, clinical shadowing records, assessment and evaluation, knowledge graphs, classical formula libraries, and AI-assisted pattern differentiation — making master TCM experience preservable, searchable, reusable, and scalable.
Heritage Architecture
The Master TCM Heritage Solution is built around three pillars — apprenticeship training, digital preservation, and AI assistance — forming a complete heritage loop from experience capture and knowledge accumulation to intelligent application.
| Module | Description |
|---|---|
| Apprenticeship Engine | Supports mentor-apprentice pairing, online shadowing, staged assessment, and heritage qualification certification, forming a complete talent development loop |
| Experience Capture Layer | Structurally captures the four diagnostic methods, pattern differentiation reasoning, prescription strategies, and clinical experience, documenting the authentic diagnostic process |
| Digital Preservation Engine | Constructs knowledge graphs, mines pattern differentiation rules, and builds classical formula libraries, enabling digital archiving of master TCM experience |
| AI Assistance Engine | Based on experience graphs and real clinical cases, provides intelligent pattern differentiation, formula matching, and treatment pathway generation |
Apprenticeship Training System
From mentor-apprentice pairing to clinical practice, and onward to staged assessment and certification, the platform establishes a complete, quantifiable, and traceable TCM talent development system.
Mentor-Apprentice Pairing
Standardized heritage relationship management with clear heritage direction, training duration, and assessment requirements. Supports online signing and filing of heritage relationships, targeted matching of heritage directions, 3-year and 5-year tiered training plans, full-lifecycle archive management, and matrix-style multi-mentor multi-apprentice management.
Clinical Shadowing Records
Real-time documentation of mentor diagnostic processes with structured preservation of pattern differentiation reasoning and prescription experience. Supports online shadowing appointment scheduling, structured capture of the four diagnostic methods, real-time annotation of mentor reasoning, extraction of prescription preferences and modification patterns, and automatic archiving of shadowing notes for review and study.
Assessment & Evaluation System
Multi-dimensional quantitative evaluation of heritage outcomes, ensuring traceable and certifiable training quality. Covers annual, mid-term, and completion assessments; quantitative scoring of pattern differentiation ability; clinical case analysis and examination; heritage outcome recognition; and heritage completion certification with qualification filing.
Digital Experience Preservation
The platform transforms the tacit knowledge of master TCM practitioners into explicit, structured knowledge — building a digital knowledge system that is searchable, reason-capable, and reusable.
Knowledge Graph Construction
Centered on master TCM diagnostic and treatment experience, constructs multi-dimensional associative graphs connecting patterns, diseases, formulas, and medicinals.
Pattern Differentiation Rule Mining
Based on real clinical cases and shadowing records, extracts association rules between pattern types, treatment methods, formulas, and herbal selections.
Classical Formula Library
Systematically catalogs mentor empirical formulas, classical formulas, contemporary formulas, and disease-specific formulas, supporting search across disease, pattern, herb, and efficacy dimensions.
Knowledge Graph Core Structure
The platform is built around "pattern differentiation and treatment determination," connecting the four key dimensions of patterns, diseases, formulas, and medicinals into a structured, traceable, and extensible TCM knowledge network.
Core Dimensions:
- Pattern Dimension: Nine constitution types, six-excess pattern differentiation, eight-principle pattern differentiation
- Disease Dimension: ICD coding, TCM disease names, pattern type classification
- Formula Dimension: Classical formulas, contemporary formulas, empirical formulas, disease-specific formulas
- Medicinal Dimension: Herb properties, channel tropism, combination rules, modification methods
AI-Assisted Heritage
Leveraging the master TCM experience knowledge graph and large language model capabilities, the platform provides intelligent pattern differentiation, formula matching, and treatment pathway recommendations for primary care physicians.
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Intelligent Pattern Differentiation | Input the four diagnostic findings and the system automatically recommends pattern differentiation conclusions with probability-ranked pattern types |
| Formula Similarity Matching | Based on differentiation results, matches similar formulas from the classical formula library and mentor empirical formulas, with modification suggestions |
| Treatment Pathway Generation | Synthesizes differentiation conclusions and formula recommendations to generate complete pathways including diagnosis, treatment method, primary formula, modifications, and care recommendations |
Core Advantages
| Advantage | Description |
|---|---|
| Three Heritage Engines | Apprenticeship training, digital preservation, and AI assistance working in synergy |
| Five-Stage Training Path | From mentor pairing and shadowing to certification — a complete tiered cultivation loop |
| Four-Dimensional Knowledge Graph | Constructs an interconnected TCM experience knowledge network across patterns, diseases, formulas, and medicinals |
| Perpetual Knowledge Heritage | Master TCM experience no longer depends on individual memory — it becomes preservable, searchable, and reusable |