First-year medical student attitudes about general practice in China: a comparison between Chinese and international students

Chinese policy increasingly emphasizes growth of general practice (GP). The purpose of this research was to understand attitudes toward GP among first-year Chinese and international medical students studying in China. Based on a cross-sectional survey using a 5-point Likert scale of medical students...

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Published in:Advances in medical education and practice 2019-01, Vol.10, p.571-579
Main Authors: Chen, Qi, Lian, Siqing, Plegue, Melissa A, Fetters, Michael D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Asian students
attitude
Careers
China
Community health care
Councils
Curricula
Curriculum
Education
Family medicine
family physician
Family planning
Foreign students
General practice
general practitioner
General practitioners
Health services
Home care
Infants
Khan, Sal
Medical education
Medical personnel training
Medical practice
Medical research
Medical schools
Medical students
Medicine
Original Research
Palliative care
Physicians
Preferences
Preventive medicine
Primary care
Schools
Science
Student attitudes
Students
Surveys
Taxonomy
undergraduate medical education
Values
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Summary:Chinese policy increasingly emphasizes growth of general practice (GP). The purpose of this research was to understand attitudes toward GP among first-year Chinese and international medical students studying in China. Based on a cross-sectional survey using a 5-point Likert scale of medical students at Peking University Health Science Center regarding attitudes toward specialty choice, practice setting, care of patient age groups, care types, and GP, we compared responses of Chinese and international medical students. In total, 258 national and 77 international students participated. International students ranked equally or more highly as favorable practice settings associated with GP, eg, outpatient ( =0.05) and home care (
ISSN:1179-7258
1179-7258
DOI:10.2147/AMEP.S198877