Abstract
Aim
Global competence has become an important competence for medical graduates in the globalized world. However, research on it is scarce. This study was built upon the scholarship published in the field to measure medical graduates’ global competence.
Materials and methods
A questionnaire was administered to China’s medical graduates sampled from four institutions of medical education. Descriptive statistics were made to analyze the level of medical graduates GC. Influencing factors were investigated using multiple linear regression. Multiple levels of regression analysis were used to identify the influence of different independent variables on the dependent variable.
Results
The sample had a relatively good level of global competence in general, but lacked skills in cross-cultural communication and international academic communication. “Internationalization Concept and System” and “International Development of Teachers” in the school dimension and “Taking International Courses”, “International Publication” and “Participation in International Conference” in the dimension of individual international involvement had a significant positive impact on the cultivation of global competence.
Conclusions
The universities should aim for the construction of an effective institutional mechanism for internationalization to help improve students’ global competence.
Acknowledgments
We acknowledge all the teachers and students who participated in the study.
Authors’ contributions
Qin Jiang contributed to the conception of the study, prepared the questionnaire and drafted the manuscript. Xiaokang Song and Ke Wang helped in the statistical analysis and preparation of the tables. Cailing Yue was involved in the distribution of the questionnaire, data collection and interpretation of the data. Shenjun Liu and all the other authors involved in critical reading and approved the final manuscript. All the authors gave consent to the final version of the manuscript for publication.
Ethics approval and consent to participate
This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Xuzhou Medical University. All participants provided informed consent. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
Consent for publication
All participants gave consent for publication of their data.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Data availability statement
The data used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Funding
Notes on contributors
Qin Jiang
Ms. Qin Jiang has a main focus on internationalization of higher education.
Xiaokang Song
Dr. Xiaokang Song and Dr. Ke Wang are specialized in statistics.
Cailing Yue
Ms. Cailing Yue was ever in charge of medical graduate education.
Ke Wang
Dr. Xiaokang Song and Dr. Ke Wang are specialized in statistics.
Hong Sun
Professor Hong Sun is a peer reviewer of natural sciences and specialized in medical education.
Zhuoqi Zhang
Professor Zhuoqi Zhang, Mr. Bin Hu, Mr. Hui Li, Mr. Gugen Miao and professor Chunxia Miao focused their research on higher education management.
Bin Hu
Professor Zhuoqi Zhang, Mr. Bin Hu, Mr. Hui Li, Mr. Gugen Miao and professor Chunxia Miao focused their research on higher education management.
Hui Li
Professor Zhuoqi Zhang, Mr. Bin Hu, Mr. Hui Li, Mr. Gugen Miao and professor Chunxia Miao focused their research on higher education management.
Gugen Miao
Professor Zhuoqi Zhang, Mr. Bin Hu, Mr. Hui Li, Mr. Gugen Miao and professor Chunxia Miao focused their research on higher education management.
Chunxia Miao
Professor Zhuoqi Zhang, Mr. Bin Hu, Mr. Hui Li, Mr. Gugen Miao and professor Chunxia Miao focused their research on higher education management.
Shenjun Liu
Professor Shenjun Liu is an expert in higher education and educational management.