To analyze the clinical teachers′ cognitive evaluation of the residency training system and faculty competency through a survey , which in the standardized residency training bases of Zhejiang province, in the hope of providing a basis for exploring and reforming the training and the mechanism.

A web-based questionnaire survey was made from December 2017 to December 2019 on clinical teachers at training bases in Zhejiang province. Data cleaning and statistical analysis were made under Anaconda1 9.7, multiple groups of numerical variables were analyzed by one-way ANOVA, and classified variables were subject to χ² analysis, while the analysis was carried out after binarization in the statistical calculation of multi-choice items.

3 141 of valid questionnaires were received. The clinical teachers at large highly recognize the competency degree expected of the teachers, while those items of relatively lower recognition were " the ability to regularly publish research papers" " the ability to guide the trainees′ living style" , and " the ability to use multimedia teaching materials" (41.13%, 46.23%, and 47.02% respectively). 77.36% of the teachers reported that they need coordination and management ability training, while 83.38% need teaching ability training. The proportion of teachers in need of teaching ability training was influenced by both professional title( χ²=18.703, P < 0.001)and seniority( χ²=14.471, P=0.006). For the subjective criteria by the teachers on faculty competency assessment criteria, the scoring ranks from high to low were clinical ability, medical ethics, and teaching awareness(8.91±1.35, 8.86±1.52 and 8.64±1.47 respectively). For the operability criteria, the scoring ranks from high to low were professional title, education, and faculty training(8.47±1.80, 8.36±1.86 and 8.19±1.91 respectively), while the outcomes were influenced by the administrative title, professional title and seniority(P < 0.05). Only 39.03% and 33.37% of clinical teachers were satisfied or somewhat satisfied with the existing incentives for residency training.

The teachers′ recognition of the criteria for faculty competency evaluating and the need for teacher training were influenced by their characteristics, and they were unsatisfied with the existing incentive policies. These suggest comprehensive factors in formulating the evaluation standards, and measures for progressive faculty training and for improved incentive policies.

Standardized residency training; Clinical teacher; Faculty competency; Evaluation criteria; Zhejiang province