Abstract: Objective To investigate the current situation and influencing factors of the satisfaction of graduate counselors in a medical school in Beijing which may inform the improvement in the teaching and training quality of graduate students in clinical medicine as well as relevant educational management. Methods A questionnaire survey on the satisfaction of counselor guidance was conducted on 140 clinical medicine postgraduates of a university clinical medicine school in Beijing in July 2022, and the main contents of the questionnaire included the satisfaction evaluation of various dimensions of counselor guidance, the relevant factors affecting counselor satisfaction, and the prospect of the future work of counselors/colleges. The data were collected and exported using questionnaire stars, and the data analysis was using Chi-squared test. Results A total of 140 questionnaires were distributed in this study. Counselor mentoring satisfaction was 63.6%(89/140). Among them, satisfaction with the counselor's daily communication attitude and smoothness was relatively high[70.7%(99/140)], and satisfaction with the assistance for further education/employment was the lowest at 42.1%(59/140). Girls are more satisfied than boys[70.7%(65/92)vs.50.0%(24/48)];Among the 11 graduate students who were not familiar with the counselor, 4 were satisfied with the graduate counselors, which was lower than the satisfaction of graduate students who were familiar with the counselor[82.4%(42/51)], all P<0.05). Among 140 students, 79(56.4%) believed that organizing collective activities could enhance the relationship between graduate students and their counselors, while 138(98.6%) were interested in collective activities such as entertainment and sports/societies. Conclusions More than 60.0% of graduate students are satisfied with the counselor's guidance, and students' gender and familiarity with counselors have an impact on mentoring satisfaction. By improving the collaborative education and training mode of counselors and tutors, further improving and strengthening the standardization construction and work system of counselors, medical schools may optimize educational management and improve the satisfaction of teachers and students.

Key words: Clinical medicine, Graduate counselor, Satisfaction, Instructional management