Comparison of selected features of the innovative general practice training programme of Peking University First Hospital with the standard general practice training programme of Peking University Shenzhen Hospital in 2019
| Characteristics | Peking University First Hospital – an innovative GP training programme | Peking University Shenzhen Hospital – a standard GP training programme |
| Hospital departments and inpatient capacity | Peking University First Hospital contains 36 clinical departments, 16 medical technology departments and 6 research institutes. It has 64 wards and 1574 beds in total.16 | Peking University Shenzhen Hospital is a general hospital containing 53 clinical and medical technology departments; has 36 wards and 1600 beds in total.17 |
| Clinical rotation* | 33 months total | 33 months total |
| Inpatient training | 17.5 months | 21 months |
| Outpatient training | 15.5 months | 12 months |
| Residency programme innovation | Combined with ‘Four-Certificates-In-One’ programme† | Invite family medicine international physicians to improve teaching quality |
| Education degree after training | Gain master’s degree | Maintain bachelor’s degree |
| Management | Have dependent general medicine department | General medicine department is combined with emergency department |
| Faculty training | Adapt hospital-based specialty faculty for GP education18 19 | |
| 40 faculty members have been trained in case-based learning for GP | Have not provided special training in GP education to the faculty | |
| Number of mentors for GP residents | 7 | 1 |
| Number of teaching faculty assigned to teach residents in clinic | 40 | 3 |
| Number of other specialists who passed transfer training requirements | 10 | 10 |
| Number of GP residents | 18 in training, 21 graduates | 71 in training, 13 graduates |
| Residents’ income | ¥3000–¥4000 | ¥8000–¥12 000 |
| Date established | Set up general medicine clinic in 2018 | Set up a general medical ward in 2017 and clinic in 2019 |
*The training duration complies with the national GP training requirement, 33 months in total.20
†After completing the programme, the residents receive a physician qualification certificate, residency standard training certificate, a master’s degree certificate and a graduate certificate.21
GP, general practice.