Cultivation of compound ability of postgraduates with medical professional degree: the importance of double tutor system

Postgrad Med J. 2022 Sep;98(1163):655-657. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-139779. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Abstract

As we all know, medical postgraduate education is very important for training high-quality clinicians, and can have a long-term impact on the promotion of the global health service system. In recent years, following the example of developed countries in Europe and America, the Chinese government has reformed the training mode of medical postgraduates and implemented the double tutor system. Although this system will bring many positive effects in theory, the difficulties encountered in implementing this system are real and need the joint efforts of schools, tutors and students to solve them. This article closely follows the background of the current era, compares the differences between Chinese and foreign graduate training modes, and emphatically discusses the significance and problems of the double tutor system in the postgraduate education reform in China.

Keywords: medical education & training.

MeSH terms

  • China
  • Education, Medical*
  • Europe
  • Humans
  • Students, Medical*