Objective To investigate and analyze clinical obstetrics and gynecology clinicians' mastery of basic skills, and then find the way to help clinicians master basic clinical skills. Methods A self-designed questionnaire survey was conducted among 310 clinicians working in 1-3 grade hospital from Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan provinces anonymously by spot field investigation and letter-investigations from February 1, 2015 and to March 31, 2015. The data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, using SPSS 19.0 software package for rank sum test analysis. Result Among 310 valid questionnaires, 31.6% (98) clinicians considered having inadequate clinical skills, 26% (81) average and 42.3%(131) expert. All the basic skills obtained had a relationship with the number of operations, working years and professional title. Most of the basic clinical skills were from working in hospitals 85% (270), journal 82% (254), academic conference 58% (174); 94.2% (293) willing to participate in training classes like clinical teaching and training in moulds. Conclusion The gynecology and obstet-rics basic clinical skills have a great relationship with basic skills training. Providing opportunities for the basic clinical skill trainings, academic conferences, in-service education and establishing regional medical source sharing platform can enhance their clinical skills.