Based on the current situation of education reform in China and teaching problems in medical colleges and universities

STEAM education

a discovery teaching method

can effectively supplement the deficiencies of traditional education in China. STEAM education has exerted profound influences on the education of various disciplines at home and abroad

and has also brought profound enlightenment to medical education. In the era of education informatization 2.0

reform on teaching models including experiential teaching model

project-and-problem-based teaching model

flipped classroom teaching model etc. have been investigated; STEAM education has also put forward higher requirements for teaching staff and teaching techniques. Combined with the successful experience of the United States

STEAM education provided online and offline trainings on professional knowledge and skills and for teachers in medical education. At the same time

massive network resources were used effectively to build a teaching environment with a variety of real-time interactive information. In the end

the integration of multiple disciplinary knowledge in Qiqihar Medical University was discussed and an initiative of writing a series of textbooks with characteristics of STEAM education according to different diseases was planned to make beneficial attempts in the construction of medical teaching models.