Based on the data obtained from the questionnaire survey and personal in-depth interviews, this study preliminarily formulated the "selection guidelines for the doctoral application review system of Capital Medical University" (draft). In addition, through Delphi method and chi-square test, the author formulated the "selection guidelines for the doctoral application review system of Capital Medical University". The guide contained four primary indicators of scientific literacy, academic ability, scientific research ability and personality quality and 27 secondary indicators. The respondents generally believed that quality, ability and moral character were the core contents of the doctoral selection guide. The doctoral advisors attached great importance to the personality quality of the applicants while having high requirements on the quality and ability. Meanwhile, the doctoral advisors also had high requirements on the scientific research ability of doctoral students in professional degrees.