A survey of attitudes towards the curriculum for clinical medicine postgraduates pursuing professional master’s degrees: perspectives of supervisors and students

Autor: Rui Xu, Jing Wu, Xin Jin, Min Tang, Caishuang Pang, Zhu Yang, Huarong Yu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-858X
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1488139
Popis: BackgroundBased on the recommendation of the Ministry of Education in China to differentiate between “academic” and “professional” degrees, medical schools offer both professional and academic degrees for postgraduates. In China, clinical postgraduates who are pursuing a professional master’s degree also participate in standardised residency training (SRT). However, little attention has been given to feedback from students and supervisors regarding postgraduate curricula.MethodsAn online questionnaire was designed for clinical postgraduates with professional master’s degrees and their supervisors at Chongqing Medical University (CQMU), China. A total of 544 questionnaires from postgraduates and 220 questionnaires from supervisors were included for analysis.ResultsRegarding the positive effect of public courses on professional research, 20.04% of clinical professional master’s degree students reported “a significant positive effect.” Compared with public courses, more postgraduates (33.46%) reported that professional courses had a “significant positive effect” on clinical work (χ2 = 25.00, p
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