Conduction of institutionalized and standardized education for nnal doctors is one of the specific measures that can be taken to put into effect the gist of the documents issued by the State Council, realize healthcare for all people in the rural areas of China by the year 2000, and improve the quality of medical services in the rural areas. The steps taken by Yun County include: ①strengthening leadership so as to guarantee the smooth conduction of the work; ②establishing training bases so as to provide the necessary environment; ③working out policies so as to create the right circumstances; and ④consolidating measures so as to bring into play the initiative of nual doctons in participating in the education. As a result of the above steps, health stations have been set up in all the 396 administrative villages throughout the county, with the average number af rural doctors in each village being 1.47. 86.1% of these rural doctors have participated in the education, with the newly employed 29 rural doctors all having received technical secondary education in health. Yet the construction of the contingent of rural doctors is still confronted with some problems needing prompt solution.