Influence of Tutors' Overseas Experience on Doctoral Medical Students' Skill Development: A Comparative Study in China.

IF 1.7 Q2 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Advances in Medical Education and Practice Pub Date : 2025-09-04 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.2147/AMEP.S535217

Tingjiao Liu, Yun Tang, Sihan Liu, Zhongling Zhang

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Background: Overseas study is believed to enhance health professionals' research capacity. This positive impact has been passed down through generations of medical students via their tutors. This study aims to quantify and compare the benefits of tutors' overseas study experience for basic and clinical medical students.

Methods: A structured questionnaire was administered to medical students in Harbin Medical University (HMU) and its affiliated hospitals, whose tutors have overseas study experience. The study included 263 basic students from HMU basic medicine (Group A) and 263 age-matched clinical students from the affiliated hospitals (Group B). Data were analyzed using SPSS software.

Results: Most students believed that their tutors' overseas study experience greatly enhanced their abilities. The total IF (Impact Factor) of articles published during their PhD study by Group A and Group B was, respectively, 4.639 and 3.791 (P < 0.05). The number of SCI papers during their PhD study and foreign language skills improvement scores by Group A and Group B was, respectively, 1.14 and 1.06 (P > 0.05). Significant differences were found between Group A and B in the mean scores for improvement in learning ability, idea renewal, research ability and international academic communication skills (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: Our study revealed significant associations between tutors' overseas experience and medical students' outcomes. Basic students with overseas-experienced tutors demonstrated higher research achievements, while clinical students reported greater perceived improvements in overall abilities. Our findings suggest that study abroad policies for medical tutors may warrant consideration, given the observed associations with student outcomes.

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导师海外经历对医博士生技能发展的影响：国内比较研究

背景：海外留学被认为可以提高卫生专业人员的研究能力。这种积极的影响通过他们的导师传给了一代又一代的医学生。本研究旨在量化和比较导师海外留学经历对基础医学学生和临床医学学生的好处。方法：对哈尔滨医科大学及其附属医院中导师有留学经历的医学生进行结构化问卷调查。本研究纳入HMU基础医学专业263名学生（A组）和附属医院年龄匹配的临床专业263名学生（B组）。数据采用SPSS软件进行分析。结果：大多数学生认为导师的海外留学经历大大提高了他们的能力。A组和B组博士生在读博期间发表论文的影响因子（Impact Factor）总和分别为4.639和3.791 （P < 0.05）。A组和B组博士期间SCI论文数和外语技能提高分数分别为1.14和1.06 （P < 0.05）。A组与B组在学习能力、思想更新能力、科研能力、国际学术交流能力提高的平均得分差异有统计学意义（P < 0.05）。结论：导师海外留学经历对医学生学业成绩有显著影响。有海外经验导师的基础生表现出更高的研究成果，而临床生则表现出更大的整体能力提升。我们的研究结果表明，鉴于观察到的与学生成绩的关联，医学导师的出国留学政策可能值得考虑。

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