doctors from 72 township health centers in 3 counties of Jiangxi Province were given a written test in basic medical knowledge, clinical knowledge of prevention and healthcare and professional knowledge. The rate of excellence of the scores was 45.4% while the rate of failure was 16.9%. A comparative analysis is made of the differences in the scores of doctors of different sexes, ages, specialties, educational backgrounds, and professional titles. It is suggested that it is imperative to conduct training for all doctors so as to enhance the overall quality, to lay stress on the key points and focus on the tackling of the weak links, and to perfect the mechanism so as to promote the renewal of knowledge.