Abstract:

Objectives To carry out a questionnaire survey on eight-year program teachers at Peking Union Medical College which is the first medical institution to set up eight-year program in China, and to provide a basis for eight-year program curriculum reform. Methods Used a questionnaire survey designed and determined through the expert consultation, sampled 100 teachers who teach the eight-year students at Peking Union Medical College, and the response rate was 72%. Results 62.5% of respondents believed that the ideal structure for basic medical courses should be multi-disciplinary integration based on organ system or disease; more than 50% of respondents thought that some subjects such as clinical experience throughout the whole education period, evidence-based medicine, communication, psychology, social service, ethics and public health should be strengthened; the respondents suggested to increase the teaching method which could stimulate students to learn actively, and believed there would be no barrier to implement such method. Conclusions In the future curriculum reform of eight-year program at Peking Union Medical College, it should be suggested to adjust the organization of curriculum, the choice for teaching methods and the teaching content based on this investigation research, and strengthen the training of teachers.