Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Med J. 2011 Feb;17(1):47-53.
To study the local medical profession's opinions on the training requirements for the specialty of family medicine. This was to serve as a reference for future planning of the health care system.
Cross-sectional study.
All registered doctors in Hong Kong.
Doctors' ratings on the importance of vocational training, professional assessment, job nature, and experience to become suitably qualified as a family doctor, and their opinions on the length of necessary vocational training.
A total of 2310 doctors (23% of doctors in the local register) responded. Professional assessment was mostly agreed as a qualification, followed by vocational training, clinical experience, and job nature. Over 70% agreed on a training period of 4 years or less. Non-family doctors were more likely to opt for professional assessment as the qualification and also opt for a longer training period.
Vocational training was considered important as a qualification for the specialty of family medicine. The length of training was mostly agreed to be 4 years or less, not the 6 years currently required by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. The vocational training programme for family medicine might require re-examination.
研究本地医疗界对家庭医学专科培训要求的意见，为未来医疗体系规划提供参考。
横断面研究。
香港所有注册医生。
医生对职业培训、专业评估、工作性质和经验对成为合格家庭医生的重要性的评价，以及他们对所需职业培训时间长度的看法。
共 2310 名医生（当地注册医生的 23%）做出回应。专业评估是最被认可的资格要求，其次是职业培训、临床经验和工作性质。超过 70%的人赞成培训期为 4 年或更短。非家庭医生更倾向于选择专业评估作为资格要求，也倾向于选择更长的培训期。
职业培训被认为是家庭医学专科的重要资格要求。培训时间大多同意为 4 年或更短，而不是香港医学科学院目前要求的 6 年。家庭医学的职业培训计划可能需要重新审查。
