Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (3): 197-201.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20210930-01226

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The current situation and policy recommendation to coping with challenges in the development of rural doctors in Beijing

Nie Jing1, Shao Shuang2, Zhang Chao2, Fu Li2   

  1. 1Master Degree Candidate for Social Medicine and Health Service Management, Enrolled in 2019, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China;
    2School of General Practice and Continuing Medical Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
  • Received:2021-09-30 Online:2022-03-01 Published:2022-02-23
  • Contact: Fu Li, Email: fuli@ccmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Medical Examination Center's Entrusted Project(20180135)

Abstract: Objective To investigate the current situation of training, employment, practice authorization and professional development of rural doctors in Beijing and to find the potential challenges as well as policy recommendations to cope with. Methods Questionnaire survey and depth-interview were used among 324 rural doctors enrolled from 9 rural villages and towns located in suburb of Metropolitan Beijing. Six staff members from local government sectors in charge of rural doctor management were interviewed. Results The average age of rural doctors in Beijing is 65.99. There are 78.4% (254/324) rural doctors have experience of the secondary technical school education or equivalent education experience. The results also show that 59.6%(193/324)of them have no experience of medical college or universities education but 98.8% (320/324) of them have experienced rural doctor training. The average annual income of 38.6% (125/324) rural doctors in recent three years is 30 001~45 000 Yuan (RMB). There are 78.4% (254/324) rural doctors not covered by insurance nor provident fund in township health centers. Among the population of rural doctors, 79.9% (259/324) of them are registered rural doctors, 6.8%(22/324)are practicing (assistant) physicians and 12.0%(39/324)are rural assistant general practitoners. Conclusions There are some problems of rural doctors in Beijing, such as insufficient training, backward construction of career security system, low practicing capacity and limited space for occupational development and so on. The government should put more effort to the talent training, the optimization of career security system, to strengthen the capacity building of rural doctors and to broaden their practicing development space.

Key words: Beijing, Rural doctor, Current state, Problem, Policy recommendation

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