The effect of internship at the student’s hometown on the occupational identity of order-oriented medical students free of charge with rural background
FENG Anting1, JI Bingyan1, YU Sicheng1, HUANG Di1, WU Huilei2.
1.Renji College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; 2.Student Affairs, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
FENG Anting,JI Bingyan,YU Sicheng, et al. The effect of internship at the student’s hometown on the occupational identity of order-oriented medical students free of charge with rural background[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2024, 54(6): 508-513.
Abstract：Objective: To explore the differences and influencing factors of occupational identity among order-oriented charge-free rural medical students before and after their internship in their location of origin.Methods: The Occupational Identity Scale was used to conduct pre-test & post-test on 208 students of 2019 majoring in general medicine in Wenzhou Medical University. Occupational identity of the target students before and after the internship was tested by paired t-test, and the influence of different factors on the occupational identity was tested by the independent sample t-test. Results: Rural order-oriented free medical students had a moderate to high level of occupational identity, and after internships in their hometowns, the overall level of professional identity improved, showing a significant positive correlation among the dimensions of occupational identity (P<0.05). Before and after the internship, their occupational commitment level was at the end of the occupational identity level, and taking postgraduate entrance exam was an important factor to reduce their occupational commitment. Students with grassroots community practice had higher occupational identity than those without the same experience (P<0.05). Gender, place of origin, and target work location have no significant impact on the occupational identity of rural order-oriented free medical students (P>0.05). Conclusion: Collaboration between schools and local governments should be made to encourage internship for rural order-oriented free medical students in their hometowns, increase opportunities for grassroots community practice, and strengthen the hometown awareness and local emotions in the whole educational process, thus enhancing their occupational identity.
