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With the significant reformation of the health care system in China, medical edu-cation has also been adjusted rapidly in order to meet the needs of health services and development of medical and health undertakings. However, as a result of the adjustment of medical education system and the different schooling system in different regions around the country, medical education system and academic degree in China can hardly be comparedaround the world, and the education institutions such as universities in foreign countries can't understand clearly our country's medical education system and degree very well. Based on the medical education theory and practice of Australia, this paper de-scribes and analyses the difference of medical education system between the two countries, so as to provide some idea on perfecting the medical educationtralning model in China as well as lay a founda-tion for the comparison between Chinese medical education system and mature systems of foreign countriessuch as Australia.
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Successful teamwork is being recognized as a necessity for many aspects of effective healthcare and team training has proved effective in improving teamwork in healthcare. Therefore it is important to recognize the competencies of teamwork relevant to undergraduate medical education. This review of the literature draws on the teamwork competencies as discussed through diverse contexts of healthcare practice and health professions education and summarizes the competencies that are required with emphasis on undergraduate medical education. It highlights some practice points to medical educators; such as understanding the contexts of healthcare teams, understanding generic competencies of healthcare teamwork and understanding the specific team contexts and teamwork competencies required of trainees that should be emphasized in undergraduate education.