Aligning Vocational Health Education with Rural Revitalization: Strategies for Grassroots Talent Cultivation in Medical and Health Colleges

Abstract

This study examines the intrinsic relationship between the rural revitalization strategy and primary medical and health services, with a systematic analysis of the weak links in the development of the primary health workforce. Focusing on the role and practical challenges of medical and health vocational colleges in cultivating primary health talents, the study identifies several key problems, including the limited scale of special medical student programs and the lack of primary-care-oriented elements in the training of non-specialist talents. In response, this paper proposes targeted improvement measures, such as deepening the education of special medical students, strengthening the cultivation of professional qualities essential for primary health work, integrating primary-care-oriented components into the curriculum, developing a novel continuing education model, and establishing an interactive platform between vocational colleges and primary medical and health institutions. The ultimate goal is to enable medical and health vocational colleges to better serve the cultivation of primary health talents and to provide robust human resource support for the successful implementation of the rural revitalization strategy.