Objective To gain a better knowledge of the education for masters in clinical medicine (general practice) and provide a reference for the better exploration of the training mode of GP students. Methods 9 colleges and universities enrolling students for this program were selected with stratified sampling. A questionnaire has been conducted in terms of admission

curriculum setting

clinical training

guidance and evaluation through officials in charge of graduate affairs from Feb. to July in 2014. Descriptive analysis was performed using SPSS20.0 statistical software. Results A full-time undergraduate degree in clinical medicine are explicitly required in 88.9% colleges and universities. The average total credits of the course is 23.7 and the average clinical training duration is 32.4 months. Tutor group is adopted in all colleges and universities. The assessment and evaluation of the GP masters is mainly composed of multiple forms of process assessment and final evaluation. Conclusion We suggest to attach more importance to the improvements of enrollment policy

curriculum system

clinical training

standardized training base construction

teaching staff

and evaluation system in order to explore GP training mode in accord with the law of general practice and suitable for China’s national conditions.