China’s medical profession loses appeal
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CHINA’S medical workers are so frustrated with their jobs that many of them would discourage their children from joining the profession, according to a new survey.
DXY.cn, an online medical science community, surveyed 3,860 medical workers and found that 90 percent of them wouldn’t choose the profession if given a second chance and some 58 percent said they would advise their children, or friends’ and relatives’ children, against applying to medical school.
Only 3 percent would recommend medical studies while 36 percent remained neutral, saying they would respect their children’s wishes.
The survey found that an insecure working environment was the leading cause of these attitudes.
Wu Yan, a hospital staff member responsible for handling doctor-patient disputes, told yesterday’s China Youth Daily that she would not let her daughter study medicine because it was a “very dangerous” job.
A deteriorating working environment, evidenced by a rise in doctor-patient conflicts in recent years, had severely weakened medical workers’ sense of achievement, the survey said.
In extreme cases, doctors have been injured or even killed by patients or their relatives in disputes over unsuccessful medical treatment.
Earlier this year, an ear, nose and throat specialist in Qiqihar in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province was killed by one of his patient who had claimed to be suffering discomfort after he was discharged.
Medical workers told the survey that a lack of respect from patients, heavy workloads and low pay also contributed to their reluctance to recommend a medical career.
The survey found that young people in China’s higher-learning institutions were also shunning medicine as a major.
Experts have been warning that China’s medical system is facing a talent shortage, jeopardizing the general standards of the nation’s medical system.
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