1.Building unified medical degrees with clear objectives
To establish a system of training clinical medical talents with “5+3” (5 years of undergraduate education in clinical medicine + 3 years of standardized residency training or 3 years of postgraduate education for master’s degree in clinical medicine) as the mainstay and “3+2” (3 years of specialist education in clinical medicine + 2 years of training for assistant general practitioners) as a supplement. The master’s degree will be abolished and a separate M.D. degree in medicine will be established [1]. In the “5+3” integrated medical professional training model, the M.D. degree will be conferred directly upon completion of 5 years of undergraduate education, 3 years of standardized training and specialist training in relevant disciplines. The MD degree is also awarded to those who have completed the 8-year clinical education. The purpose of the “5+3” and the 8-year training model is to cultivate medical personnel with excellent clinical capabilities. Medical professionals with an interest in research may receive 2-3 years of research training after obtaining M.D. degree, and then be awarded an additional Ph.D. degree after achieving certain achievements in the relevant field. The “3+2” program provides high-quality medical staffs for the grassroots.