Challenges in delivering Chinese Standardized Resident Doctor Training – Experience and Innovation of a young Chinese hospital

Background: It has been almost a decade since the introduction and implementation of the Chinese National Standardized Resident Training Program nationwide but variations of training quality and the result of the training remain wide among different training bases and regions. Many of the younger training institutions are facing serious challenge in recruiting, keeping and inspiring trainers and trainees, thereby achieving a viable and competent training program. Methods: We describe below how we as a young Chinese 3A hospital and training base recruit and inspire our trainees to develop themselves into highly professional and competent doctors. We shall also describe some of the training supervisions and methods we have used in our program, to enable our trainees and young training doctors to achieve these aspirations. Results: By striking a balance of conventional teaching methods and innovative methods, we are able to inspire trainees to develop a greater understanding of ethics, humanity, dialogue, and team work as well as knowledge and skill. The teaching standard of our young training doctors also improved along the way. Conclusions: In our limited experience, it would appear that trainees showed more interest and willingness to participate actively in workshop, role play and team work than conventional passive didactic lectures, given the training opportunity. Good supervised training and constructive feedback are indispensable elements for the development of both trainees and young training teachers in a successful training program. Trial registration not applicable