Physical examination performed by general practitioners in 5 community health service institutions in Beijing: an observational study

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participated GPs (n = 11)

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Institution
CHC	9	81.8
CHS	2	18.2
Sex
Male	2	18.2
Female	9	81.8
Education
Bachelor’s degree	10	90.9
Master’s degree	1	9.1
Working years
≤10	2	18.2
>10	9	81.8
Professional title^a
Junior grade title	1	9.1
Middle grade title	4	36.4
Senior grade title	6	54.5
GP training^b
Standardized residency training	3	27.3
On-job training	6	54.5
No training experience	2	18.2
Patient volume on the observation unit
≤50	2	18.2
51-70	6	54.5
>70	3	27.3

Abbreviation: GP general practitioner, CHC community health centre, CHS community health station
^aIn China, professional titles in medicine include junior grade, middle grade, and senior grade titles, which are based upon work experience and research achievement of health professionals
^bSince 2011, GPs were trained through three programs in China: (i) the standardized residency training (3-year residency training for graduates of 5-year medical school study), (ii) on-job training (1-year training for doctors who want to register as GP), (iii) assistant GP training (2-year training for graduates of 3-year junior medical college study). Assistant GP after training always work as a rural GP in China. Some GPs who started working in primary care institutions before 2011 have no training experience

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