Investigation and countermeasure research on the training condition of general practitioners: a case of Anhui province

Objective: To investigate the training condition of general practitioners(GP) in Anhui province,explore the problems during the GP training,and put forward corresponding countermeasures.Methods: By the convenient sampling method,195 GPs in community hospital or township health center from Anhui province were investigated using self-made questionnaire.Results: The 30.8% GPs learned the medical knowledge in short-term training.The ratio of the GPs participatng training in recent 2 years was 72.4%,the ratios of "significantly","in a certain extent",and "no effect" in the ability and knowledge training were 46.9%,50.4% and 2.7%,respectively.The ratios of "training content no help very much","no time because of work","economic problem" "the leader no plan" among the reasons for no participating training were 30.8%,25.6%,23.1% and 17.9%,respectively.In the organization mode of training,the large disparity of the proportions of participants and high assessment in township health center were 17.7% and 48.1%,in superior doctors guidance were 27.4% and 55.1%,in clinical training were 37.25% and 75.0%,and in traditional Chinese medicine technology training were 19.5% and 48.7%.There was statistical significance in the sense of work competence of whether to participate in the training between two groups(P<0.01).Conclusions: The training system and content are the main reasons of low participation rate,and the training organization can not fully meet the needs of the GPs.The training system should be improved to increase the training effects.