Objective　To analyze the relationship between the clinical medical college students' time investment (including study

activities

entertainment and exercise) and general self-efficacy (GSE) in a medical university in Liaoning province

China. Methods　The first-year medical students were asked to participate the survey. Their GSE was measured by using general self-efficacy scale (GSES) in 2018. One year later

the independent variable table was used to investigate the extracurricular activity time

and 683 valid questionnaires were collected. Ordered logistic regression method was used to analyze the correlation between students' extracurricular activities and GSE. Results　Medical students' GSE was positively associated with their time in extracurricular study (OR = 1.94

95%CI = 1.49-2.54)

volunteer activities (OR=1.36

95%CI = 1.01-1.83)

and physical activities (OR = 1.37

95%CI = 1.01-1.85). However

there was no significant correlation with the time in activities organized by students (OR = 1.09

95%CI = 0.79-1.50) or activities organized by school (OR = 1.15

95%CI = 0.84-1.59). Furthermore

compared with clinical students of 5+3 year program

the 5-year program clinical students had a stronger correlation between medical students' GSE and the input of extracurricular study time. Conclusion There is a positive correlation between medical students' GSE and their extracurricular time investment

which indicates that increasing medical students' GSE could be an effective method to improve their extracurricular time investment and eventually improve their comprehensive quality.