Follow-up of graduates of general practice standardized training program

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the outcomes of the standardized general practice training program in Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University.Methods Total 183 graduates of 11cohorts completed general practice standardized training in Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University since 2000.A questionnaire survey on the career status was conducted and 173 graduates were responded successfully with a respond rate of 95％.Results Among 173 responded graduates,55 were males and 118 females with an average age of 33.8 y.One hundred and sixty nine graduates (98％) were still engaged in general practice,including 148 working in Shanghai and 21working in other cities.For professional ranks,3 of them were chief physicians,17 vice-chief physicians,81attending physicians and 72 residents (34 of them would be soon promoted to attending physician).Among the 173 graduates,39 were heads of GP teams and 49 held administrative positions.Up to February 2011,81graduates had published 184 papers as firstauthor,32 were successful in grant application and 33 research grants were awarded with a total fund of 2.487 million Yuan.Thirteen graduates obtained the chance for further study of general practice in Hong Kong,Taiwan or abroad.Conclusion The follow-up study shows that the outcomes of general practice standardized training program in Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital are satisfactory. Key words: General Practitioner; Questionnaires; Standardized training