Survey on general background and professional competency of general practitioners with standardization training in Beijing

VernacularTitle:北京市规范化培训全科医生工作情况调查
Author: Lili BIAN ; Kai HUANG ; Xiaoxiao LI ; Xueping DU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: General practitioners; Inservice training; Questionnaires
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2014;(6):472-474
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: One hundred and thirty general practitioners ( GP ) who received standard training ( training group ) and 189 GPs who did not receive standard training ( non-training group ) were selected with cluster random sampling method from five districts in Beijing.A questionnaire survey was conducted from April to May 2013, including basic information , working condition , professional competency and continuing education of the interviewees.The survey showed that 72.3%(94/130) in training group had physician titles;89.3%(116/130 )had work experience <10 y;97.0%(126/130)of them had bachelor degree or above;82.3%(107/130) expressed their interest in scientific research , but the 95.4% of them had no research projects;and 96% had no teaching appointment.GPs in non-training group were in a favorite position of education level and professional competency over those in training groups ; however , the latter were highly enthusiastic in further training and scientific research , and had strong potential for career development.