The Transforming Training Pathway of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery in China

Differences in Plastic Surgery Training Programs in China and the United States: Similarities, Pitfalls, and Opportunities

ABSTRACT

As fueled by the booming of China's plastic surgery industry, the demand for prominent plastic surgeons has been growing. Accordingly, a better and more standard training system of plastic surgery specialists should be urgently implemented in China. To delve into and optimize the training system of this study, Peking University Health Science Center and Harvard Medical School are selected as the representatives of China and the United States, and the plastic surgery specialist training system between these 2 countries are compared based on literature research. As revealed from the results, the United States has gained sufficient experience in training of plastic surgery specialists. Moreover, the management agency of such training is more professional, as characterized by its longer development history, higher access requirement, more standard training program, higher training demands, as well as more quantitative training assessment. Thus, there is rich experience of the United States that can be referenced by China.

The Development of Chinese Medical Education

This paper mainly introduces the current situation of Chinese medical education, and reviews the development and transformation of Chinese clinical medical education. Overall, Chinese clinical medical education is gradually towards standardization and internationalization. At the same time, scientific research is playing an increasingly important role in Chinese clinical medical education.