Objective To explore the undergraduate training programs for preventive medicine in China’s colleges and universities. Methods 12 colleges or universities were selected by the stratification of 985

211 and the general colleges or universities

their undergraduate training programs for preventive medicine were collected in February

2016. By comparison with the requirements of ‘the directory of undergraduate courses and professional introduction of general colleges and universities (2012)” and the spirits of the second round of undergraduate teaching evaluation of higher education institutions

the training programs were descripted

the differences between different levels of colleges and universities were compared using t test

multivariate analysis of variance

SPSS21.0 was used for statistical processing. Result In some colleges and universities

the training programs were still not concrete

and the setting of three common core courses (Health Education

Health Service Management

Science of Women Health Science) did not meet the requirements of the new directory

2012. All colleges and universities had established their standards of the minimum curricular credits (Comprising course system and internship practical training) which was 245.33±27.01 credits. In course system

the part of the required courses

the elective courses were 176.25±18.46 credits

26.62±12.68 credits

respectively; The percentage of preventive medicine in the required courses was relatively lower

just (21.99±3.50)%. In internship and practical training

the part of the clinical practice

the specialty practice were 20.00±5.13 weeks

27.33±7.78 weeks

taking 16.46±7.75 credits

23.50±9.86 credits

respectively. No differences were found in courses setting

credits distribution between 985

211and the general university or colleges，all P >0.05. Conclusion There still exists problems such that the training programs are not concrete

the training system cannot fully reflect the training objectives in some colleges and universities

The undergraduate training programs for preventive medicine in China’s colleges and universities needs to be further standardized and improved.