Medical education: what about the barefoot doctors?

On July 11, the State Council of China introduced bold plans to deepen the reform and development of medical education, which were summarised in The Lancet (July 22, p 334).1 Facing the increasing needs of health care and medical education, the Chinese Government is struggling to change the current...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2017-10, Vol.390 (10104), p.1736-1736
Main Authors: Yang, Le, Wang, Hongman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Careers
Education
Education reform
Health care
Health care policy
Health education
Low income areas
Low income groups
Physicians
Primary care
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Summary:On July 11, the State Council of China introduced bold plans to deepen the reform and development of medical education, which were summarised in The Lancet (July 22, p 334).1 Facing the increasing needs of health care and medical education, the Chinese Government is struggling to change the current situation and improve educational programmes, financial welfare, career promotion mechanisms, and ethical decision-making. The barefoot doctor model is a successful primary health-care pattern for low-income countries with large populations.2 With the health reform in progress, the barefoot doctors have been facing great pressure because of their low educational level, poor financial welfare, and poor career promotion mechanisms.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32416-9