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Low standards for doctors impacting China's health reform

 13-Jul-17, Caixin Global 

A shortage of general practitioners and the lack of professional qualifications among nearly half the doctors in the country are undermining China’s efforts to overhaul its health care system.

Low standards for doctors impacting Chinas health reform (c) Visual China

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Only 51 percent of doctors, including surgeons, in the country have a five-year medical degree - the minimum requirement to get a physician’s license in many countries, data from the NHFPC showed. In comparison, in the US, trainees need to complete a four-year undergraduate-degree program, then spend another four years in medical school and complete three to seven years of residency training before they are eligible for a medical license.

In China, individuals with a three-year “advanced medical diploma” from a university and two to three years of residency training can get a doctor’s license.

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