[Construction and Practice of the "Leading Goose Navigation and Four-Dimensional Synergy" Model for Cultivating Top...

To address problems such as fragmented research training, a disconnect between theory and practice, weak value guidance, and a limited international perspective in the traditional training of high-level forensic medicine professionals, the forensic medicine program at Hebei Medical University constructed a new graduate training model titled "Leading Goose Navigation and Four-Dimensional Synergy". This model leverages the "Leading Goose" effect of high-level academic leaders, such as academicians, to establish strategic focus and a spiritual highland. It reshapes the educational ecosystem by taking research-based education to integrate the innovation chain, practical training to forge professional competence, ideological education to shape professional conviction, and international education to broaden international horizons as specific paths for "Four-Dimensional Synergy". Using case study and comparative analysis methods, postgraduate cohorts from 2020 to 2023 (N=109) were selected as the post-reform samples and retrospectively compared with data from cohorts between 2015 and 2019. Empirical results showed a 98.6% increase in per capita SCI paper publications and a 16.58% increase in the professional match rate of employment, along with significantly enhanced professional commitment and international perspective. Furthermore, this model demonstrates potential for extension to undergraduate education and evolution through "Forensic Medicine + AI" interdisciplinary integration, providing a valuable reference for cultivating top innovative talents in applied disciplines in the new era.