The implications of the U. S. primary health care and medical education ranking on the reform of China’s medical education evaluation

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-677X.2018.01.030

Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2018, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 136-140.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-677X.2018.01.030

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The implications of the U. S. primary health care and medical education ranking on the reform of China’s medical education evaluation

Sun Xiaoting, Zhao Xinxin, Chen Liwu, Tong Zenghan, Zheng Jialin

Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198, US (Sun XT, Chen LW); Asian Pacific Rim Development Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198, US (Tong ZH); Dean’s Office, Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai China, Shanghai 200092, China (Zhao XX, Zheng JL)

Received:2017-07-23 Published:2020-12-08
Contact: Zheng Jialin, Email: jialinzheng@tongji.edu.cn
Supported by:
Chinese Scholarship Council Sponsored Ph. D. Program (201406260204)

Abstract

Abstract: The development of general-practice based primary health care has been the focus of the current Chinese health care reform. As the major source of cultivating general practitioners,medical education should have appropriate ranking and evaluation mechanism as guidance. This paper illustrates the importance of primary health care in health care reform in the United States,introduces the primary health care ranking mechanism in medical education evaluation,and explores the implications to the reform of medical education evaluation in China.

Key words: United States, Primary health care, Medical education ranking, Evaluation mechanism, Implication

Sun Xiaoting, Zhao Xinxin, Chen Liwu, Tong Zenghan, Zheng Jialin. The implications of the U. S. primary health care and medical education ranking on the reform of China’s medical education evaluation[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2018, 38(1): 136-140.

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