Abstract: In recent years, the scale of aquaculture in China has been expanding, the density of aquaculture continues to increase, the breeding environment is becoming worse, and disease problems occur frequently. which seriously hinders the sustainable development of aquaculture industry, and thus the industry has a strong demand for professional talents in the prevention and control of aquatic animal diseases. Compared with traditional aquaculture major, the aquatic animal medicine major focuses more on cultivating applied talents who master clinical medicine knowledge and skills of aquatic animals. Practical teaching is the key link of aquatic animal medicine education, which directly determines the quality of aquatic animal medicine talents. This paper analyzes the current situation of aquatic animal medicine talents in China, and takes Tianjin Agricultural University as an example to deeply analyze the problems existing in practical teaching, and puts forward some countermeasures to improve the practical ability of aquatic animal medicine talents.

Key words: aquatic animal medicine, practical teaching