Abstract: Presentation-assimilation-discussion (PAD) class is a new teaching model based on the laws of psychology which is firstly proposed by domestic scholar. In this paper, we explored the application of PAD class in pathology teaching in clinical medicine (General Practice education) in Tibet's universities. This new method strives to improve the students' self-learning ability and culture students to analyze the practical problems using pathological phenomena and then form critical thinking on the basis of retaining the traditional teaching, PAD class can satisfy the connotation oriented development of higher education which focus on the improvement of teaching and learning quality and inject new vitality into the training of general medical personnel in Tibet.

Key words: Tibet, General Practice Education, PAD class, pathology, reform of teaching mode