THE Medicine School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University opened its
doors to post graduate liberal arts students for the first time
this year, but has received no takers.
“We received a lot of enquiries but no liberal arts students
applied,” a school official confirmed. “Maybe they felt they could
not reach the standards.”
The School required applicants to finish five medical courses
online to successfully enrol.
The School launched its master and doctoral degrees, which taken
eight years to complete, in 2002 but they were only open to
science students.
A total of 197 students have graduated from the program with
clinical doctoral diplomas. All students are now working in top
hospitals.
Chinese high school are divided into science and liberal arts
sections with students choosing their majors at the start of study.
But in order to cultivate new doctors with a rich knowledge of
natural science, bio-medicine, clinical medicine and humanity, the
school decided to accept post graduate liberal arts students.
In the US, medical students spend their first four years in
general universities and the next four years in medical schools.
In Japan, students receive two years of general education before
having four years of education in medical science.
The medicine school of Shanghai Jiao Tong University has already
developed preparatory courses for applicants.
It has also launched interdisciplinary courses.
“In the eight years, students will learn not only professional
values and knowledge, clinical theories and practical skills, but
also knowledge about health care system, information management,
communication skills and critical thinking,” said a school
official.
“They will also have internships in different medical service
sectors, conduct research and write papers.”
This year‘s applicants, who came from top universities, including
Tstinghua, Peking, Fudan, Shanghai Jiao Tong and Zhejiang
universities, had a background in chemistry, material science,
shipbuilding, biotechnology, electronic engineering, mechanic
engineering and psychology.
The school said it will continue to welcome both science and
liberal arts students in the future.
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