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China Medical Education College Survey, 2013–2018 - You You (由由), Nali Jia (贾娜丽), Ana Xie (谢阿娜), Weimin Wang (王维民), 2023 (sagepub.com)
Article Information
Manuscript received: October 14, 2021
Revision received: June 20, 2022
Manuscript accepted: July 13, 2022
Published online: December 14, 2022
Issue published: May 2023
Author
You You (由由)
Peking University
Nali Jia (贾娜丽)
Peking University
Ana Xie (谢阿娜)
Peking University
Weimin Wang (王维民)
Peking University
Abstract
Purpose: China recently proposed a series of important policies intended to reform and improve the quality of medical education on the national level. This paper presents the findings of a national survey of China's medical schools conducted to review the development of undergraduate medical education over a five-year period (2013–2018).
Design/Approach/Methods: The National Center for Health Professions Education Development implemented the China Medical Education College Survey. Approximately 64% of the targeted medical schools participated in the survey, constituting a representative sample of higher education institutions offering educational programs in clinical medicine in China.
Findings: Following new policy orientations, medical schools showed positive developments in terms of the types of medical education programs offered, teaching and assessment methods, medical education resources, participation in accreditation, and quality of incoming students. However, the survey also revealed several worrying trends, including the coexistence of various types of education programs, significant regional differences in educational resources, dominance of traditional teaching and assessment methods, inconsistencies in quality, and an increase in graduates seeking employment in professions outside healthcare.
Originality/Value: Findings of the first national survey of China's medical schools show that there is still a long way to go to ensure high quality and efficient medical education on a national level.
Keywords
China, college survey, development trends, higher education, undergraduate clinical medicine