On China's Examination System For Qualification Test Of Medical Professionals

With the development of the personnel management system reform in medical field, qualification examination for medical professionals has been established and continuously improved. Whether the examination system can be scientifically made will influence both the training direction and the accuracy of the evaluation for the personnel, so it becomes a fundamental issue in the constitution of the medical personnel in our country.Based on literature investigation, quantitative and qualitative analysis and comparative research, by the method of combining the theory and practice with the knowledge of the management, human resources management, examination science, behavioral science and sociology, the paper is designed to make a study on the basic theory of the qualification examination for the medical professionals, the background of the professional qualification examination in our country and its development tendency, to analyze the current status of the qualification examination for medical professionals in details, and to raise such problems faced by qualification examination system for medical professionals as the maladjustment of the present examination management system to the development of the medical cause, the unreasonable connection between the present subjects and the personnel training and the urgent need for further improvement in the evaluation method for practice skills. Accordingly, the analysis on the reform of the present examination management system, investigation on the adjustment of the present examination system, and theoretical and practical research on the present practice-skill examination system are made in this paper. Based on the conclusion of the above-mentioned research, the paper is aimed to propose that the current authority mode of the examination should be adjusted in terms of at least four aspects. The old government-controlled examination management system in different levels should be changed into a socially-managed and market-controlled one; The theory examination should be focused on the second level subjects and practice-skill examination on the third level subjects; And computer-simulated examination should be engaged in order to enrich the evaluation methods.Former researches on the professional qualification examination system have been confined to the discussions and suggestions on the aspects of the exam policy, exam rules and exam execution. As for the nature, the characteristics and the executive system of the examination, the theoretic and the practical problems on the relationships between the qualification exam and personnel training, especially the systemic research on the management system of the qualification exam, subject set-up and evaluation methods, few discussions have been made and thus become focuses for further researches. The significance and highlight of the paper lies in the fact that it is intended to deal with these problems practically and prospectively and to put forward some thinking and strategies to help in the reform and improvement of the present qualification examination system for medical professionals in our country.