Abstract: Objective　To investigate the cultivation status of rural order oriented medical students at Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, to evaluate the stage differences in cultivation, and to provide basic information and reference for improving the quality of training of rural order oriented medical students.Methods　A total of 574 rural order oriented medical students of Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University were recruited and we conducted a cross-sectional comparison of the curriculum, faculty teaching, assessment and evaluation, and overall quality of the rural order oriented medical students in different grades by questionnaire survey method.Results　The proportion of rural order oriented medical students who think it necessary to add corresponding courses exceeds 50%; the total the overall approval rate of faculty teaching is 81.18%. From grade 2021 to grade 2018, the approval rate of rural order oriented medical students showed a downward trend with the increase of grades. The rate of rural order oriented medical students who think they have comprehensive quality is 81.37%, and decreases step by step with the increase of grades. The satisfaction rate of targeted clinical medicine students of grade 2018 with practical teaching is 80.31%.Conclusion　There are some differences in the training situation of rural order oriented medical students in different grades, and targeted measures should be adopted to improve the training quality of the rural order oriented medical students.

Key words: rural order oriented medical students, talent training, medical education practice