YANG Min^1a, LIANG Ruilan^1a, ZHANG Fangyue^1a, HUANG Shangyang^1a, YANG Yongyang^1b,LIANG Shengxiang²

(1. a. Deprtment of Rheumatology and Immunology, b. Deprtment of 

Teaching Management, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, 

Guilin 541001, China; 2. Health Management Center, the Second Affiliated 

Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541100, China)

Abstract In order to investigate the current situation of literature reading among clinical medical professional degree postgraduates, analyze existing problems and put forward countermeasures, this study conducts a questionnaire survey on 172 clinical medical professional degree postgraduates from 4 medical universities in Guangxi, Chongqing and Beijing with convenient sampling method. The findings indicat that 62.8% of them engage in literature reading with the intention of comprehensively grasping the background, current status, and recent advancements within their research field. Over 70% of postgraduate for the most recent literature that exhibits strong relevance to their research topic when conducting literature reviews. More than half of graduate students incorporate the practice of reading literature with specific research questions; however, only 28.5% of them have cultivated the habit of continuous and sustained literature reading. When engaging in literature reading, 73. 8% of graduate students employ a selective reading approach, while 68.6% opt for extensive reading. Regarding the quantity of literature consumed, 57.6% of graduate students read between 1 to 4 articles per month. 82.0% of graduate students encounter challenges in comprehending literature due to insufficient professional background knowledge, and 92.4% of graduate students address these difficulties by consulting relevant literature and engaging in extensive reading. Based on this, this paper puts forward that the viable strategies to improve the literature reading ability are to clarify the purpose of literature reading, develop positive reading habits, master effective literature reading methods, pay attention to the accumulation of literature reading and hone literature reading skills.

Keywords: clinical medicine; professional degree postgraduates; literature reading; status survey

DOI:10.19296/j.cnki.1008-2409.2024-03-040

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