Experimental study on the hospital-college cooperation for scientific research improvement

Abstract

Objective Based on the experience of the first round cooperation between Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital and School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, to evaluate the effects of this collaboration and provide reference for the next round cooperation. Methods A database of research performance from 2008-2017 was established to compare the scientific research situation of collaborating disciplines and non-collaborating disciplines before and after the cooperation between. Results The quality and quantity of scientific research projects, funds, papers were promoted after cooperation, and the improvement of collaborating disciplines was greater than non-collaborating disciplines. Conclusions The hospital-college cooperation was helpful to promote the scientific research situation in a district hospital. It should be paid attention to the balance of disciplines development and improve the quality of scientific research in the next round cooperation. Key words: Hospital-college cooperation; Scientific research; Practice research