International Journal of Education

Objective To investigate the knowledge and choice of specialty and position of medical students in Higher Vocational Education under the COVID-19, analyze the relevant factors, and provide relevant suggestions and schemes for medical education after the epidemic. Methods 230 higher vocational medical students enrolled in a medical college in Guangdong Province were selected as the research objects. The subjects were divided into group 1 (with internship experience in emergency, ICU and infectious disease ward) and group 2 (without internship experience in relevant departments). The self-made general information questionnaire and the questionnaire on knowledge and willingness of higher vocational medical students enrolled in expanded higher vocational education under the COVID-19 epidemic were distributed. Results in the overall questionnaire, 77.06% of the students wanted to go to the first-line clinical posts, 49.79% wanted to work in infectious diseases, 57.58% wanted to work in critical and critical posts, 70.13% wanted to work in nucleic acid sampling, and 89.18% agreed that COVID-19 made them more responsible for saving the lives and healing the wounded. There was no significant difference in the survey items between the two groups (P>0.05), Public health knowledge was the influencing factor of job choice change (P<0.001). Conclusion under the COVID-19 epidemic situation, higher vocational medical students are willing to engage in clinical front-line posts and have a positive attitude towards nucleic acid sampling, improve their attention to public health, have a high degree of preparation for employment, and there is a great connection between career planning and public health awareness.

New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic; Higher Vocational Enrollment; Professional Understanding; Job Selection