Abstract:

Objective To establish a shared platform of continuing medical education in regional multihospital system to facilitate the integration of medical education resources. Methods On the basis of practical experience of shared platform of continuing medical education of Ruijin-Luwan Healthcare Alliance, literature review and Modified Delphi Survey, the framework of a sharing platform of continuing medical education in multihospital system was constructed, which included 7 primary indicators (teaching aim, objective, duration, faculty, content, management and evaluation) and 31 secondary indicators. Thirty experts in the fields of medical education, medical affairs administration, clinical practice and policy research on medical reform were screened, two rounds of expert consultation were performed for the above indicators, and the ultimate framework of sharing platform of continuing medical education in multihospital system was established. Results The responding rate was 100% in the two rounds of expert consultation. The experts´ confidence was defined as 0.931 9 based on the self-evaluation. Eighty percent of the coordination coefficients were less than 0.5 in the first round of expert consultation (0.167-0.216), and none of the coordination coefficient was larger than 0.5 in the second round (0.153-0.192). The framework of the sharing platform of continuing medical education was finalized with 9 primary indicators (teaching aim, objective, duration, faculty, content, management, evaluation, module details and promotion) and 35 secondary indicators. Conclusion The established shared platform of continuing medical education consolidates the medical education resources in regional multihospital system, from which community physicians can obtain medical theories, clinical insights and research skills for a sustainable career path.

Key words: multihospital system, continuing medical education, integration of medical resources, shared education platform