Objective　To understand the clinical diagnosis and treatment ability of Chinese and French medical students

so as to improve the education of clinical medicine in China

improve the diagnosis and treatment ability of medical students

and provide reference for improving training quality of medical personnel. Methods　Retrospective analysis was made on the clinical skills competition of Chinese and French medical students

and the percentages of three categories of students' scores were compared (1 team of general practice residents

3 teams of Chinese undergraduates

and 3 teams of French undergraduates). Results　In clinical basic skills such as electrocardiogram and imaging interpretation site

the scores of general practice residents were higher than those of Chinese and French undergraduates

and there was no significant difference between Chinese and French undergraduates. In clinical virtual case sites

except for few items in surgery site

general practice residents and Chinese undergraduates were better than French undergraduates in many evaluation items. In the internal medicine site

6 out of 8 scoring items of French undergraduates were higher than those of Chinese undergraduates. In the medical team comprehensive first-aid site

8 out of 10 scoring items of Chinese undergraduates were higher than those of French undergraduates. Conclusion　Clinical thinking and decision-making of undergraduates in our university need to be improved compared with that of French students. The general practice residents in our school need to be strengthened in the aspects of clinical thinking

decision-making and the cooperation with emergency team.