Medical Internship at Southwest Medical University, China
Southwest Medical University provides international students best practice condition and well-equipped hospitals for one year internship and rotation after 5 year’s study of basic medicine and clinical medicine, which greatly helps international students to get MBBS Degree and participate in Medical Licensing Examination, pass the examination and get Medical License, finally to be a formal Chinese doctor after graduation. Internship and rotation is very important for medical students to practice their knowledge they got from the medical classes.
In order to combine the strength of teaching and clinical activities, Southwest Medical University has built 3 affiliated hospitals, which are: The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University and the Dental Hospital of Southwest Medical University. There is also a nursing school, and 77 teaching hospitals which total 20,000 clinical beds. These three affiliated hospitals successfully carried out the first blast injury induced Brokeback replantation operation. These hospitals make outstanding achievements in dealing with the sudden public health incidents, major emergency rescue and disaster relief, medical aid, leading the regional development of medical and health undertakings.
Practicing medical skills is so important in medicine field. International students who apply for Bachelor of Medicine must finish 1 year internship under the instruction of a professor after 5 years’ theory studies. They can choose internship in China or finish it when back to their home country.
After 1 year internship, practical skills will be greatly improved, which will help them to be a doctor in the future. An examination needs to be passed after 1 year rotation to get MBBS degree.
Some international students may go back their home country or to other country after graduation and acquiring MBBS degree or other medical degrees, they may apply for Medical Licensing Examination directly and become a doctor after passing the exam and finish registration according to the local regulations of the country.
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