To investigate the current physician title promotion satisfaction in public hospitals, and analyze the main influence factors, for references in improving their satisfaction.

June to December 2018, 2 156 in-job physicians of 39 hospitals in China were surveyed with questionnaires via the medical alliances platform, in order to learn their title promotion satisfaction. General information was subject to descriptive analysis, while the main influencing factors for their satisfaction were evaluated with univariate analysis.

Among the 2 156 samples, the overall satisfaction scored (3.17±0.84), at a satisfaction rate of 32.88%(709/2 156), the lowest satisfaction scoring was found in the promotion ratio(2.90±1.03). The univariate analysis results indicated that such factors as teaching titles, hospital grading and their location influenced their satisfaction on title promotion with a significant difference(P<0.05), while those with medium titles presented the lowest scoring in their satisfaction.

As the overall satisfaction rate for their professional title promotion was not high, it is necessary to take the following measures. They refer to reasonable adjustment of the proportion ratio, dynamic coordination, and proactive exploration to establish different promotion series and launch differentiated appraisal, focusing on building a scientific and reasonable promotion criteria by levels and by categories for the purpose of enhancing teambuilding of physicians.

Hospitals, public; Human resource management; Physician; Title promotion; Satisfaction