General Practice

Ruijin Hospital's Department of General Practice is a clinical subspecialty combining medical care, teaching and research. The hospital describes it as having strong clinical, research and teaching capabilities. Its 36 doctors include one doctoral supervisor, two master's supervisors and 12 doctors with associate senior titles or above; more than half have received clinical, research or teaching training in countries including the United States, France and Australia. The department undertakes research projects funded by bodies including the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission. Guided by general practice and the biopsychosocial model, it provides continuous, comprehensive preventive care, medical treatment and nursing throughout patients' lives. It creates health records and provides accessible initial consultations, multidisciplinary care, long-term follow-up, coordinated care, and evidence-based consultation and prevention. It has extensive experience diagnosing and treating common conditions, undifferentiated illnesses, multisystem chronic diseases and complex cases.