Should China Expand Its Medical Education Scale?Evidence From Comparative Research  

作　　者：侯建林 廖凯举 廖鹏 王维民 谢阿娜 柯杨 Jianlin Hou;Kaiju Liao;Peng Liao;Weimin Wang;Ana Xie;Yang Ke(Peking University Health Science Center)

机构地区：[1]Peking University Health Science Center

出　　处：《ECNU Review of Education》2023年第2期280-293,共14页华东师大教育评论（英文）

基　　金：This work was supported by the Department of Scientific and Technological Education,National Health Commission of China(grant number N/A).

摘　　要：Purpose:This study compares doctor staffing level and the scale of medical education in China with those of other countries and proposes policy recommendations for future adjustments to the scale of China's medical education.Design/Approach/Methods:This study employs a literature review and descriptive analysis.Findings:China had 1.98 medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2018,ranking 85th out of the 193 member-states of the World Health Organization(WHO).In 2017,China had I.99 practicing doctors per I,oo0 people,only ranking above Turkey(1.88)in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)countries.China had only 10.28 medical graduates per 100,000 people placing in the bottom third of OECD countries.China's provision of 1.4 medical schools per IO million people was also significantly lower than the global average(3.9).However,the average number of students enrolled in medical schools(509)in China was significantly higher than the global average(160).Originality/Value:Although the scale of admission in undergraduate medical education must be expanded in China,this needs to be achieved while controlling the average number of medical students per school and reducing enrollment in low-quality medical schools.Furthermore,it is necessary to establish new medical schools while improving the operating level of existing ones.

关 键 词：China DOCTORS international comparisons medical school Organisation for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment scaleof education 

分 类 号：R-4[医药卫生]