Objective: the competence of doctor-patient communication is a key ingredient in doctor’s professional abilities. Based on the survey

the topic realizes the current situation about clinical graduates’ competence on doctor-patient communication

analyzes the source of it and probes into the countermeasures for the reference to medical students’ development on doctor-patient communication. Measure: questionnaire and field interview. We collected the data by the sample survey on 2016 graduates of clinical medicine at Hubei University of Medicine with a self-designed questionnaire

and also the assessments of these graduates’ communication ability made by patients and their family members

and conducted some indepth interviews as well. Result: the competence of doctor-patient communication for clinical graduates is far from perfect; Those whose non-verbal capability reaches the standard account for 63.2%

while the number drops below 50% regarding their verbal communication

listening and comprehension skills

professionalism and moral standards. Graduates of different genders show different communicative abilities. The self-assessments of graduates differ from patients and their family members’ evaluations. Conclusion: lay stress on the cultivation of interpersonal communicative skills for undergraduates; reinforce the education on medical college students’ competence in doctor-patient communication

especially on medical ethics and professionalism; enhance the in-service education of communicative competence for young doctors.