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‘Medicine lacks prestige’
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THE poor relationship between doctors and patients, assaults on medical staff, poor salaries and heavy workloads are driving many talented high school graduates away from medical schools.
Concerns are being raised about a dearth of qualified professionals in years to come.
“Medicine hasn’t been the top choice for qualified high school students in China since 1949,” said Dr Hu Yiqun, vice director of the School of Medicine at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. “That’s because a doctor’s occupation doesn’t come with high pay and social prestige, unlike in countries like the US. Jobs in the civil service and finance are considered more attractive to young people.”
Recruitment scores for the medical schools of Jiao Tong and Fudan universities have remained stable in recent years. Both are 50 points higher than the city’s minimum score for college entrance.
Become a doctor is a long process, and graduating isn’t the final hurdle.
“Some 500,000 people take the doctors’ license exam every year, but only a third pass,” Hu said.
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