Abstract: Objective To compare the differences of social practice status among medical students from Peking University Health Science Center (PUHSC) and medical colleges from Taiwan China. Methods From October 2015 to November 2015, an originally designed questionnaire was delivered to the undergraduate students of PUHSC by quota sampling and to students from 4 universities at Taiwan China by convenience sampling. Finally, a total of 408 medical students were investigated. Chi-square test were conducted to analyze the differences of social practice status between two groups of medical students.Results Characteristics of social practice status vary from PUHSC to other medical colleges at Taiwan China in the following aspects: the involvement mode of medical students, the way of organizing the social practice and the degree of supporting from universities, and the participation intension of medical students. Conclusions To better carry out the policy of “education through practice”, it is suggested that medical colleges should attach importance to social practice fundamentally, reinforce social practice organization, offer more sponsorship; encourage advisor participation and enhance guide to students’ motivation. Moreover, medical colleges are suggested to try to integrate social practice into curriculum, and formulate an index system and evaluation mechanism.

Key words: Peking University Health Science Center, Taiwan China, Medical students, Social practice, Comparison