Zhongguo quanke yixue (Jul 2024)
A Comparison and Analysis of Chinese and German Practices in General Practitioner Training
Abstract
General practice in China has developed rapidly in recent years with remarkable progress, but the gap with developed countries in Europe and the United States is still large, and the training system of general practitioners still remains impefect. In Germany, the construction of the primary health care system and the training system of general practitioners have been well developed. Under the system of universal health insurance coverage and hierarchical diagnosis and treatment, a high level of health and patient satisfaction with primary healthcare services among residents have been achieved in Germany. Therefore, this study compares post-graduate education and continuing education of general practice in China and Germany, analyzes the challenges of general practice education reform in China, drawing on the conceptual framework of general practice education in Germany, and proposes targeted ideas and recommendations for solutions as follows: for the standardized residency training of general practice, increase the rotation flexibility as appropriate to facilitate the optimization of trainees' individualized competencies, incorporate the standardized curriculum of psychosomatic medicine and Balint group training to improve trainees' competence in psychosomatic medicine, establish standardized selection criteria and promote standardized training program for faculty of community hospital, and revisit the duration of general practice (including community) rotation after improving the qualifications of general practice faculty of community hospital; for the continuing education, incorporate the special interest and small specialties into the general practice continuing education system to strengthen the functional medical characteristics of general practice and promote the professional diversification of general practitioners, and establish a national unified platform for continuing education in general practice. More practical research and resources are needed to improve the training system of general practitioners in China in the future.
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