Liu Tingjiao, Tang Yun, Liu Sihan, Zhang Zhongling
Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China.
Adv Med Educ Pract. 2025 Sep 4;16:1627-1634. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S535217. eCollection 2025.
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.
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.
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 ( < 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 ( > 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 ( < 0.05).
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.
海外学习被认为能提高卫生专业人员的研究能力。这种积极影响通过导师代代相传给医学生。本研究旨在量化并比较导师的海外学习经历对基础医学和临床医学学生的益处。
对哈尔滨医科大学（HMU）及其附属医院中有海外学习经历导师的医学生进行了结构化问卷调查。该研究包括来自HMU基础医学专业的263名基础医学学生（A组）和来自附属医院的263名年龄匹配的临床医学生（B组）。使用SPSS软件对数据进行分析。
大多数学生认为他们导师的海外学习经历极大地提高了他们的能力。A组和B组在博士学习期间发表文章的总影响因子（IF）分别为4.639和3.791（<0.05）。A组和B组在博士学习期间的SCI论文数量和外语技能提高得分分别为1.14和1.06（>0.05）。A组和B组在学习能力、观念更新、研究能力和国际学术交流技能提高的平均得分上存在显著差异（<0.05）。
我们的研究揭示了导师的海外经历与医学生学习成果之间的显著关联。有海外经历导师指导的基础医学学生取得了更高的研究成果，而临床医学生则表示在整体能力方面有更大的提升。鉴于观察到的与学生学习成果的关联，我们的研究结果表明医学导师的留学政策可能值得考虑。
