A training curriculum for general practice faculty was developed in Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University in June 2019, which consisted three major modules: the construction of general practice discipline, teaching and training methods, and the basic principles of general practice. With the curriculum the trainings of general practice backbone faculty for Jiangsu Province were conducted from 2019 to 2023. The overal effectiveness of training, the satisfaction and gains of the trainees were evaluated annually, and the teaching ability of the trainees before and after the training was compared. A total of 190 trainees participated in the practice training, there were 34 (17.9%), 55 (29.0%), 27 (14.2%), 34 (17.9%) and 40 (21.0%) for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. There were 82 males (43.2%) and 108 females (56.8%); those aged over 40 years old accounted for 52.1% (99/190); and 56.3% (107/190) were general practitioners. A total of 164 trainees completed the survey, 81.71% (134/164) believed that the main contents taught was the latest development and achievements in the field or the practical problems to be solved; 89.02% (146/164), 85.37% (140/164) and 86.59% (21/164) were satisfied with the teaching contents, teaching arrangements and their experience and participation in the training; 91.46% (150/164), 37.20% (61/164), 41.46% (68/164), 8.54% (14/164) and 3.66% (6/164) trainees felt that they gained most from expanding thinkings, improving knowledge levels, enhancing clinical diagnosis and treatment ability, improving operational skills, and improving scientific research ability. In the end of the courses, the assessment scores for general practice concept, course design ability, individualized teaching ability, teaching and training concepts, lecturing skills, and ability for self-evaluation were all higher than those before the training (all P<0.05). In general, the training for general practice backbone faculty had achieved good results and satisfaction among trainees in Jiangsu province from 2019 to 2023.

A training curriculum for general practice faculty was developed in Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University in June 2019, which consisted three major modules: the construction of general practice discipline, teaching and training methods, and the basic principles of general practice. With the curriculum the trainings of general practice backbone faculty for Jiangsu Province were conducted from 2019 to 2023. The overal effectiveness of training, the satisfaction and gains of the trainees were evaluated annually, and the teaching ability of the trainees before and after the training was compared. A total of 190 trainees participated in the practice training, there were 34 (17.9%), 55 (29.0%), 27 (14.2%), 34 (17.9%) and 40 (21.0%) for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. There were 82 males (43.2%) and 108 females (56.8%); those aged over 40 years old accounted for 52.1% (99/190); and 56.3% (107/190) were general practitioners. A total of 164 trainees completed the survey, 81.71% (134/164) believed that the main contents taught was the latest development and achievements in the field or the practical problems to be solved; 89.02% (146/164), 85.37% (140/164) and 86.59% (21/164) were satisfied with the teaching contents, teaching arrangements and their experience and participation in the training; 91.46% (150/164), 37.20% (61/164), 41.46% (68/164), 8.54% (14/164) and 3.66% (6/164) trainees felt that they gained most from expanding thinkings, improving knowledge levels, enhancing clinical diagnosis and treatment ability, improving operational skills, and improving scientific research ability. In the end of the courses, the assessment scores for general practice concept, course design ability, individualized teaching ability, teaching and training concepts, lecturing skills, and ability for self-evaluation were all higher than those before the training (all P<0.05). In general, the training for general practice backbone faculty had achieved good results and satisfaction among trainees in Jiangsu province from 2019 to 2023.