Study on current situation and development strategy of rural doctors in Xuzhou City

Objective To understand the current situation of the rural doctors in Xuzhou City,so as to supply the reference for improving the policy making on the rural doctors.Methods A questionnaire investigation was conducted in 5 towns with the help of the administration of local health centers.Totally 160 rural doctors were investigated and 148(92.5%) effective questionnaires were taken back.Results Among the 148 rural doctors,there were 39.20% of women.The average age was 39 years.The number of average years as a doctor was 19.0,and the average income per month was 800 RMB.Only 6% of rural doctors had the university educational background,and 73.0% of persons acquired secondary technical school education.Totally 78.4% of the rural doctors had formal medical education,and 99.3% of the rural doctors had practicing requirements.Totally 16.9% of them have not taken the courses of general practice.A total of 73.0% of the rural doctors had an idea to depart from their job.Totally 18.9% of persons devoted all their work time as a doctor,and 3.4% of the rural doctors could not treat the common aliments and frequently-occurring diseases.Conclusions The authorities should take measures to improve the service of rural doctors,and also improve their education.