Objective

2

To investigate the current situation of satisfaction with graduate education among recent medical graduates in China

and analyze the differences between different populations

and to propose countermeasures and suggestions.

Methods

2

From June to July 2023

a self-made questionnaire was used to survey 16 903 medical graduates who had recently earned a post-graduate degree from 78 institutions about their satisfaction with curriculum sessions

practical sessions

research training

tutoring

and institutional management. The degrees of satisfaction with education among different populations were compared through the

t

test and analysis of variance with the use of SPSS 26.0.

Results

2

The scores of satisfaction of the graduates with tutoring

curriculum sessions

practical sessions

institutional management

and research training were 4.44

4.03

4.02

3.90

and 3.82

respectively. Satisfaction scores for individual dimensions were significantly higher for males

doctors

non-transfers

comprehensive universities

non-agricultural household registration

moderate-to-high annual household income per capita

parents with high educational levels

and parents with mid- or senior-level occupations (

P

<

0.05).

Conclusions

2

There is room for improvement in students' satisfaction with medical graduate education. To improve the quality of medical graduate education

attention should be paid to key populations

education policies

school management

and tutoring to provide appropriate education for different students.