Investigation on the scientific research background and occupational cognition of MD-PhD program enrollees / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the differences and current situation of scientific research background and occupational cognition of enrollees in MD-PhD programs.Methods:A questionnaire survey was conducted among 158 students (40 males and 118 females) who were enrolled in MD-PhD programs in a medical college during 2017 to 2020. SPSS 24.0 and Fisher’s exact test were used for statistical analysis.Results:Over 50% of enrollees in 2019 and 2020 had at least 2-year experience in basic medical research before enrollment. The research background of MD-PhD program enrollees was continuously improving from 2018 to 2020, and Fisher's exact chi-square P value was 0.02. Since 2018, the proportion of enrollees who planned to seek for administrative or education-related jobs in medical institutions had reduced year by year ( P=0.01). Conclusion:In view of the scientific research problems and professional cognitive tendencies of the new students of the MD-PhD programs, certain relevant guidance suggestions are put forward in this study.