Abstract: Objective: To investigate and evaluate the curriculum system and clinical skill training of pediatric masterate and doctorate course for finding an approach to improve the quality of postgraduate training in pediatrics. Methods: Pediatric masterate and doctorate students of 2005 to 2012 at Children Hospital of Fudan University receive a survey of self-designed questionnaire before graduation. The questionnaire consisted of two parts: curriculum system and clinical skill training. The evaluation for curriculum system consisted of three sections: practicability of curriculum, content of curriculum and implemental efficacy of curriculum; the overall efficacy consisted of benefits for research project and benefits for ability of clinical skill. Evaluation of clinical skill training included the frequency of teaching, responsibility grade of clinical instructors, pattern of clinical rotation and self-assessment of clinical skill mastering after training. Results: For curriculum system, the content and implemental efficacy of senior course was the most effective. Clinical skill courses got high scores for their utility, content and implementing effect. Of the tutors 92.9% gave the students instructions every month, and 1.79% neither gave their students instructions nor provided supervision. Attending clinical case conference and following the ward general round by senior physicians were the best approaches for improving the clinical skill ability during clinical rotation. Conclusions: Teaching hospital could improve the quality of postgraduate training through adjusting the courses, setting up new courses that meet the needs of clinical students, and adopting effective teaching methods to reinforce the clinical rotation education.

Key words: Pediatrics, Degree of clinical courses, Training quality, Curriculum system, Assessment