摘要目的:了解全景绘图(rich pictures)的内涵、发展及应用，鼓励国内研究者进行相关实践。方法:梳理和解读全景绘图的关键性文献，并结合实例介绍全景绘图在医学教育研究中的应用。结果:全景绘图是近年来医学教育研究中备受关注的一种质性研究范式。它既能够帮助研究者从多角度描述并理解复杂问题，又能够支持相关参与者深入沟通。全景绘图的研究步骤包括：研究对象选择与应用策略、数据收集、数据分析、报告撰写。研究过程需要注意使参与者个体的绘图具备解释研究问题的广泛意义。结论:全景绘图这一独特的研究范式，通过绘图呈现出研究问题所对应的情景，触发更深入的访谈讨论，形象地展示研究结果，将因其自身优势和特点而受到我国医学教育研究更多的关注。

abstractsObjective:To understand the connotation, development and application of rich pictures, and to encourage related practices among researchers in China.Methods:To sort out and interpret the key literature on rich pictures, and to introduce the application of rich pictures in health professions education with examples.Results:rich pictures are qualitative research approaches that have gained much attention in health professions education research in recent years. It can help researchers describe and understand complex issues from multiple perspectives as well as support in-depth communication among relevant participants. The research steps of rich pictures include research object selection and application strategy, data collection, data analysis, and report writing. The research process requires attention to equip individual participants′ drawings with the broader meaning of explaining the research problem.Conclusions:rich pictures have a unique research paradigm, including presenting scenarios corresponding to the research questions, triggering more in-depth interviews and discussions, exemplifying the results of the research. It will receive more attention from health professions educational research in China because of its unique advantages and characteristics.