Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (6): 450-454.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20220906-01123

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Study on selection criteria for postgraduate supervisors of professional master′s degree based on high-level talent cultivation in rehabilitation medicine

Zhang Chong1, Li Jinhui1, Wang Yuru2, Zhao Aixia1, Niu Wenxin3, Chen Lin3, Li Ping4, Wu Hengjing3   

  1. 1Administrative Office, Medical and Life Science Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
    2Graduate Affairs Office, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
    3Clinical Center for Intelligent Rehabilitation Research, Shanghai Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 201619, China;
    4Continuing Education Management Office, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200070, China
  • Received:2022-09-06 Online:2023-06-01 Published:2023-05-31
  • About author:Wu Hengjing, Email: whjdata@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Postgraduate Education Research and Reform Project of Tongji University (2021YXGL03,2021YXGL04)

Abstract: Objective To explore and construct selection criteria for postgraduate supervisors based on the demand for high-level talent cultivation in rehabilitation medicine & physical therapy, rehabilitation therapy, and rehabilitation engineering (hereinafter referred to as “three majors”). Methods A questionnaire was designed based on literature research, and 17 experts from 6 universities and 7 tertiary grade A hospitals in multiple areas across China were invited to participate in Delphi method from February to April, 2022. Methods such as analytic hierarchy analysis were used to describe the results and confirm indicators′ weights. Results The effective questionnaire recovery rates for both rounds of expert correspondence were 100.0%, the expert authority coefficients were 0.825, the expert opinion coordination coefficients were 0.287 and 0.463, respectively, and the differences were statistically significant based on the Kendall coordination coefficient W test (all P <0.001). The selection criteria for supervisors were divided into three dimensions: basic indicator—including 8 indicators such as good ethics, age requirements, postgraduate diploma as educational background and etc; advanced selection indicators—including 7 indicators from three different aspects of clinical competence, teaching ability, and scientific research capacity; representative achievements indicators, including six factors such as papers, patents, technical standards and etc. The weight coefficients for supervisor selection indicators under the three majors were determined by expert evaluation of the importance of supervisors′ representative achievements. Conclusions The selection criteria for postgraduate supervisors constructed in this study balanced universality and particularity, reflected the comprehensive requirements for selecting supervisors with clinical competence, teaching ability, and scientific research capacity respectively, and reflected the differences in representative achievements indicators for the three majors, which serves to inform the cultivation of high-level talent in rehabilitation medicine and the construction of supervisor teams.

Key words: Rehabilitation, Postgraduate supervisors, Selection criteria, Talent cultivation, Interdisciplinary

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