Analysis on the enrolment scale of undergraduate medical education in China's regular higher education institutions and related policy suggestions
Liao Kaiju, Hou Jianlin, Yu Chen, Xie A'na, Wang Weimin
Published 2020-04-01
Cite as Chin J Med Edu, 2020,40(04): 252-255. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20190920-00776
Abstract
ObjectiveBy analyzing the overall situation of enrolment scale and the differences among different types of HEIs and different regions of undergraduate medical education of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in China in 2018, to provide basis for the optimization of enrolment scale.
MethodsDescriptive statistical analysis was applied to analyze the single HEI enrolment, the average enrolment, and enrolment of different provinces.
ResultsTotally 180 HEIs admitted 70 480 medical undergraduate students in 2018, 5.1 students per 100, 000 population, 392 students per school, the single enrolment size of 44 HEIs was more than 600 students. The average scale of ordinary HEIs is much higher than that of 985 and 211 Project HEIs. The overall size and relative size of enrolment vary greatly among different provinces.
ConclusionsThe enrolment scale of undergraduate medical education needs to be expanded, and there still exist problems to be solved, such as large single HEI enrolment scale in many HEIs, obvious differences in the enrolment scale of different types of HEI and uneven distribution among provinces.
Key words:
Higher education institution; Clinical medicine; Undergraduate medical education; Scale of enrolment
Contributor Information
Liao Kaiju
Institute of Medical Education in Peking University & National Center for Health Professions Education Development, Beijing 100191, China
Hou Jianlin
Institute of Medical Education in Peking University & National Center for Health Professions Education Development, Beijing 100191, China
Yu Chen
Institute of Medical Education in Peking University & National Center for Health Professions Education Development, Beijing 100191, China
Xie A'na
Institute of Medical Education in Peking University & National Center for Health Professions Education Development, Beijing 100191, China
Wang Weimin
Institute of Medical Education in Peking University & National Center for Health Professions Education Development, Beijing 100191, China