Analysis of the effects of rural order-oriented training in the preventive medicine specialty at a university in Jiangsu Province
Objective This study was aimed at understanding the problems in talent cultivation among rural order-oriented preventive medicine majors at a university in Jiangsu Province.The effects of rural order-oriented cultivation were analyzed to provide a reference for universities to improve talent cultivation among these students.Methods The under-graduate management information system of a university was accessed,and a questionnaire survey was conducted to select 49 students in the general class and 69 students in the order-oriented class of 2016 majoring in preventive medicine.In these students,the overall situation of the training program,training effectiveness,professional awareness and career planning,and academic performance were analyzed.Results The percentage of oriented students in the 2016 class who lacked clarity regarding the goals of preventive medicine was 18.84%,whereas that in the general class was 14.29%;moreover,more oriented students had not formulated career plans(27.54%vs 18.37%)and personal study plans(28.99%vs 16.33%).Except for the third year students,the average scores of students in the other grades in the order-oriented class were significantly lower than those in the general class(P<0.05).Conclusions The identified problems included a lack of learning enthusiasm and initia-tive,and insufficient professional cognition and career planning in the cultivation process of rural order-oriented students ma-joring in preventive medicine.To improve the quality of talent cultivation,professional education and career planning guid-ance for students must be strengthened,and attention must be paid to cultivating good study habits,and stimulating learning enthusiasm and initiative.