Can village doctors be included in the workforce in 2022?

Yes. The latest news policy for rural doctors is released: Implement rural doctor subsidies and include them in the establishment.

On February 23, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Revitalization of Rural Talents" and issued a notice requiring all regions and departments to conscientiously implement it based on actual conditions.

Article 11 requires strengthening the construction of rural health talent teams, including increasing the number of personnel; relaxing recruitment conditions such as academic qualifications and age; allowing serving or retired doctors from urban second-level and above hospitals to work in rural primary medical and health institutions Multi-site practice and clinic opening; and implementation of various policies such as various subsidies and increased remuneration for rural doctors.

The job responsibilities of rural doctors are:

1. Promote health work guidelines, policies and regulations, and assist village committees in formulating and implementing primary health care plans;

2. Assist village committees in carrying out patriotic health campaigns and the construction of well-off and civilized villages;

3. Implement or assist township health centers in carrying out vaccination work;

4. Implement Report and prevent and control infectious diseases, and participate in the handling of public health emergencies;

5. Assist in the development of new rural cooperative medical work. The requirements for serving as a rural doctor are:

1. Medical major, technical secondary school degree or above;

2. Age not exceeding 55 years old;

3. Love medical and health care and have good conduct;

4. Have the physical condition to perform duties normally.

Legal basis:

"Regulations on the Practice and Management of Rural Doctors"

Article 10 Before the promulgation of these Regulations, rural doctors must obtain health certificates from local people's governments at or above the county level. Those who have a rural doctor certificate issued by the administrative department and meet one of the following conditions can apply to the health administrative department of the county-level people's government for rural doctor practice registration. After obtaining the rural doctor practice certificate, they can continue to practice in village medical and health institutions:

(1) Those who have obtained a secondary medical degree or above;

(2) Those who have worked continuously in village medical and health institutions for more than 20 years;

(3) According to the Those who accept the training and obtain a certificate of qualification according to the training plan formulated by the health administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government.

Article 11 For rural doctors who have a rural doctor certificate issued by the health administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level, but do not meet the conditions specified in Article 10 of these Regulations, the health administrative director of the county-level people's government Departments shall conduct training on basic knowledge of prevention, health care and general medical services, and conduct examinations based on the examination content and examination scope determined by the health administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

Rural doctors referred to in the preceding paragraph who have been trained and passed the examination may apply for rural doctor practice registration; if they have been trained but failed the examination, the health administrative department of the county-level people's government shall organize re-training for them and exams. Those who do not participate in re-training or still fail the re-examination shall not apply for registration as a rural doctor.

The training and examinations referred to in this article shall be completed within 6 months after the implementation of these regulations.

Article 12 Persons who enter village medical and health institutions to engage in prevention, health care and medical services from the date of promulgation of these Regulations shall have the qualifications of practicing physicians or the qualifications of practicing assistant physicians.

Regions that do not meet the conditions specified in the preceding paragraph may, based on actual needs, allow persons with secondary medical professional qualifications, or other personnel who have been trained to reach the secondary medical professional level, to apply for practice registration and enter village medical and health institutions. practice. Specific measures shall be formulated by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.