Abstract: With the issuance of the opinions on deepening clinical medical talent training coordination between medical education and healthcare, the training of resident doctors with equivalent academic qualifications applying for a Master′s degree in clinical medicine (hereinafter referred to as postgraduate training with equivalent academic qualifications) has gradually begun, but there are significant problems in the quality of training. This study adopted a quantitative research method in July 2023 to conduct a current situation investigation on 275 resident physicians applying for a master′s degree by equivalent academic qualifications at Southwest Hospital of Army Medical University. Data were collected through a self-designed structured questionnaire and analyzed using Excel 2021. Currently, the proportions of those who have passed the National English Test, the National Comprehensive Subject Test, and all degree courses are 69.82% (192/275), 62.91% (173/275), and 72.00% (198/275) respectively, but only 10.18% (28/275) have been awarded a master′s degree. 76.73% (211/275) of the respondents believe that the greatest gain from the equivalent academic qualifications during residency training is the improvement of research capabilities, while 65.46% (180/275) consider the main problem to be the prominent contradiction between work and study, as well as insufficient attention from the university and supervisors. Based on literature review and the current situation investigation results, a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis was conducted. The advantages and opportunities mainly include the improvement of the equivalent academic qualifications system, the shortening of the medical talent training cycle, and the equivalent academic qualifications for master′s degree application becoming an important way for medical talent training. The disadvantages and threats mainly include the need for improvement in the management model, the urgent need to enhance the training quality, and the difficulty in adjusting the training model. The study proposed strategies such as building a multi-department collaborative and efficient teaching management mechanism, implementing a full-process educational and teaching quality monitoring mechanism, and continuously reforming and innovating the training model, with the aim of promoting the quality and efficiency of master′s degree application by equivalent academic qualifications during residency training.

Key words: Evaluation studies, Resident, Postgraduate training with equivalent academic qualifications, SWOT, Strategies