An investigation of the current status of Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs for medical majors
10.3760/cma.j.cn116021-20240911-01928
- VernacularTitle:医学类专业中外合作办学项目现状的调查研究
- Author:
Jingyu ZHONG
1
;
Yue XING
;
Qinghua MIN
;
Zhengguang XIAO
;
Caisong ZHU
;
Dandan SHI
;
Xiaoyu FAN
;
Jingshen CHU
;
Huan ZHANG
;
Yi JIANG
;
Weiwu YAO
Author Information
1. 上海交通大学医学院附属同仁医院影像科，上海 200336
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese-foreign cooperation in running schools;
Medicine;
Talent cultivation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2025;24(5):577-582
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the current status of Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs for medical majors, and to discuss the potential problems and development trends of this field.Methods:Related data were collected from the information platform of Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, and the characteristics of Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs for medical majors were extracted for analysis. Categorical data were expressed as frequency (percentage), and continuous data were expressed as mean±standard deviation.Results:A total of 83 Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs for medical majors were included in the study, accounting for only 3.45% (83/2 406) of all programs. Chinese partners in these cooperative programs were mainly from East China (41 programs, 49.40%), while foreign partners were mainly from Europe (39 programs, 46.99%). The mean duration of these programs was (3.61±0.88) years, with an enrollment of (87.08±35.52) students. Most of the students were included in National General Higher Education Enrollment Plan (79 programs, 95.18%), and the main majors included nursing (39 programs, 46.99%), medical technology (19 programs, 22.89%), and clinical medicine (11 programs, 13.25%), with the main enrollment level of junior college (45 programs, 54.22%). Chinese partners in the cooperative programs mainly issued academic certificate (45 programs, 54.22%) or academic certificate plus degree certificate (36 programs, 43.37%), while most foreign partners did not issue such certificates (44 programs, 53.01%).Conclusions:There are several problems in Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs for medical majors, such as a limited number of programs, a significant regional difference, an imbalanced distribution of specialties, a low level of education, and inconsistency in issuance of certificates, which still requires further improvement and standardization. However, there are also high-level and high-quality programs for reference.
