A Competency Model for Clinical Physicians in China: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Around the world, regulatory bodies have taken the lead in determining the competencies required to become a physician. As a first step in addressing this project, it was decided to develop a set of core competencies that were unique to China and that might serve as a basis for medical education. The purpose of this paper was to construct a competency model for clinical physicians in China.

Methods

Data was collected using a cross-sectional survey of 6247 clinicians from seven administrative regions (31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government) in China. The total sample was randomly divided into two sub-samples, an initial sample (Sample 1) and a replication sample (Sample 2). Independent exploratory factor analysis w

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5147829 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature