Perceptions of education quality and influence of language barrier: graduation survey of international medical students at four universities in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the number of Asian and African students studying medicine in China increases, it is imperative to evaluate the educational experiences of these international medical students (IMSs). This study was intended to investigate opinions of China-educated IMSs towards the medical curriculum and the impact of Chinese language capability on their clinical studies.

Methods

A self-administered questionnaire was circulated to the final-year IMSs during the graduation time from May 2019 to July 2019 in 4 universities in China. The questionnaire asked IMSs to assess the quality of medical education and provide a self-evaluation of their Chinese language capability. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to determine whether IMSs' Chinese language capability was assoc

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7648950 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature