Objective　To point out the weak link of general medical education and explore the training mode and evaluation mechanism for communication. Methods　Totally 100 general practi-tioners from four Shanghai hospitals took a questionnaire survey to know the present situation and the training needs of doctor-patient communication skills. Results　Among all the subjects， there were 73% who thought strengthening the doctor communication ability was the key to improving the doctor-patient relationship， 71% who chose doctor-patient communication practice course as the training con-tent， 78% who tended to personalized analysis and guide， 57% who accepted experienced GP in class. Conclusion　For GPS communication skills training requirements， curriculum integration， clinical practice teaching should be strengthened to set up the corresponding training evaluation system.