Effect of a three-years preventive medicine vocational education program on county-level healthcare workforce development in China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to analyze the demand and supply of these professionals within healthcare institutions at the county level after the Chinese government launched a three-year vocational education program of preventive medicine in 2016.

Methods

A national cross-sectional design and multistage cluster sampling method were employed for this study. At the county level, a total of 132 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCs), 346 medical institutions, 20 medical colleges and 1,083 graduate students were selected. Self-designed questionnaires were used to assess the demand and supply of these professionals. Descriptive statistics were applied to describe key data features.

Results

The county-level CDCs and medical institutions required an average annual t

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11992889 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature