Hospitals to pioneer medical internship program

Forty public hospitals in Guangdong province have been tapped to become the first training bases for graduates of universities and colleges of medical science, authorities said on Thursday.

Starting in 2015, all graduates, including master's and doctorate degree holders, of medical science universities and colleges, will have to receive three years of training at the designated hospitals before they can become a doctor and seek jobs.

Currently, university graduates can immediately become a doctor after finding a job in a hospital.