Investigation on the current status of English level among orthopaedic surgeons and analysis of influencing factors

• Published in: Ji chu yi xue yu lin chuang = Jichu yixue yu linchuang = Basic medical sciences and clinics Vol. 40; no. 11; pp. 1584 - 1587
• Main Author: JI Song-jie, ZHANG Jin-qing, ZHANG Jing, XU Jing, JIANG Xu, ZHOU Yi-xin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences / Peking Union Medical College 01.11.2020
• Subjects: surgeon|language|influencing factors
• ISSN: 1001-6325

Objective To investigate the current status of English language skills among orthopedic surgeons and to explore the influencing factors of their English language level. Methods A total of 100 orthopedic surgeons, a third-grade hospital and a secondary-grade hospital were selected and evaluated using Cambridge University English Examination Papers. They were grouped according to the level of English, which was found to be related to age, education, training experience abroad, employer hospital and the quantity of SCI papers. Results The English scores ranged from 10 to 25 points. The univariate analysis showed that age, education, experience of training abroad, employer hospital, and published SCI papers were related to the English proficiency of orthopedic surgeons(P＜0.05); Multiple regression analysis showed that education, level of employer hospital, experience of going abroad and of SCI paper publication had significant impact on English proficiency. Conclusions Orthopedic surgeons' English level is indivi