MBBS in China
P.R. China is in the process of developing a comprehensive health care system. Medical education in China is continuously evolving. Medical Education in China operates on three following levels:
(a) Worker doctors
(b) Midwives and nurses
(c) Both traditional and Western-style physicians
For Medical education in China, students in China take admission into medical college and work towards becoming a good doctor right after completing secondary school. A common faculty and curriculum are used for a major portion of the program. The medical education in China is of five to six years duration and no post graduate course is mandatory for practicing as Doctors in China.
Health workers in China have also been optimized through the years. Prior to 2014, China had more doctors as compared to nurses. But at the end of 2019, the national doctor nurse ratio was 1:1.15. The image below shows China’s health professionals and medical graduates by level of education from 1998 to 2018.
Medical Education in China is one of the most preferred options for International students because of its affordable nature, great infrastructure China has to offer and global acceptance that students who study Medical Education in China get. The universities offering Medical education in China is approved by WHO, FAIMER and UNESCO. After course completion, students can appear for can write FMGE, USMLE and PLAB exams.
The medical colleges offering Medical education in China give special attention to the international students regarding preparing for FMGE so that they can pass the FMGE in one attempt. As a result, the passing rate in FMGE is high for international students from China.
The Chinese Ministry of Education has approved 45 universities to offer Medical Education in China in English and, needless to say, they admit foreign students. Some of these are: