Comparison and reflections on the training of rehabilitation physicians in Taiwan and Mainland China

Abstract

Rehabilitation physician training is an important part of the development of rehabilitation medicine. Rehabilitation physician education in Taiwan has a complete and standardized training system, and rehabilitation physician training in mainland China is mainly achieved through standardized residency training. This article compares the differences in training processes for rehabilitation physicians in education in medical colleges and universities, residency training, and specialist training between Taiwan and mainland China. The results show that rehabilitation physician training in Taiwan is rigorous and orderly, with reasonable contents, clear objectives, strong specialty, and standardized assessment, while in mainland China, rehabilitation physicians in mainland China have insufficient training time, and there is a lack of detailed training plan and unified assessment standards. Rehabilitation physician training in mainland China needs to learn from advanced experience, further reform the training process, improve the operability of the overall education program, and perfect the training system of rehabilitation physicians. Key words: Taiwan; Mainland China; Rehabilitation physician; Training