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Abstract
A highly trained medical profession is vital to a country's economic development. With the development of a growing economy in China and the increasing impact of globalization, the recent outbreak of new infectious diseases including SARS and the lethal avian influenza have highlighted the importance of medicine and medical care. Ultimately, the health of the public depends on the quality of the medical education programmes. This article outlines the various educational policies in China, points out deficiencies in the medical education of China when compared to the American model of medical education and makes suggestions of changes that need to be made to Chinese medical education programmes.
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Xiaofeng Ren
XIAOFENG REN is associate Professor of College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University of the People's Republic of China. He was awarded a bachelor degree in medicine and DrAgriSci. His research field includes Molecular Virology, Biotechnology and Public Health, in addition to Medical and Veterinary Medical Education. His projects include Harbin Science and Technology Bureau (2006RFLXN004), Heilongjiang Provincial Education Department, Heilongjiang Provincial Science and Technology Department (LC06C01), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (30700590) P.R. China.
Jiechao Yin
JIECHAO YIN is Lecturer of the College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University of the People's Republic of China. Her expertize is Biology and Virology Research.
Binjie Wang
BINJIE WANG is Professor and Expert of the Clinic of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, the People's Republic of China.
M. Roy Schwarz
M. ROY SCHWARZ was President of the China Medical Board of New York, Inc. and Professor at the University of Washington and University of California at San Diego. Previously, he was Dean and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Colorado, School of Medicine, and Senior Vice President of Medical Education and Science at the American Medical Association.