Public health course in clinical medical education in China, Japan and the United States of America: a comparative analysis

Public health course in clinical medical education is of great significance to strengthen the public health awareness of clinicians, improve public health skills, and cultivate medical talents with the combination of prevention and treatment. The medical education systems in the United States and Japan are relatively well developed. So understanding and analyzing public health course in clinical education in developed countries plays an important role in improving and developing China’s medical education training system. This study summarizes and analyzes the public health knowledge and skills in clinical medical education in China, Japan and the United States of America for providing references to China's medical education and training system.