Globaldevelopmentsinmedicineandhealthshapetrendsinmedicaleducation.AndinChinaeducationreformhasbecomeanimportantfocusasthecountrystrivestomeetthebasicrequirementsfordevelopingamedicaleducationsystemthatmeetsinternationalstandards.Significantmedicaldevelopmentsabroadarenowbeingincorporatedintotheeducationofbothdomesticandinternational-medicalstudentsinChina,whichincludesstudentsfromthedistrictsofChina'sHongKong,MacaoandTaiwanthataretaughtthroughmandarinChineseaswellasstudentsfromavarietyofotherregionsthataretaughtthroughtheEnglishlanguage.Thislattergroupcreateshigherdemandsforbothschoolsandteachers.
UnfortunatelythereisnoconsensusastohowtoimprovethelevelandqualityofeducationforthesestudentsorevenastowhichEnglishlanguagematerialsshouldbeused.SometeachersprefertodirectlyuseoriginalEnglishlanguagematerials,whileothersmakeuseofChinesemedicaltextbookswiththehelpofEnglishlanguagemedicalnotes.ThelackofconsensushasemergedfromthelackofEnglishlanguagemedicaltextbooksbasedonthecharacteristicsofmodernmedicaleducationinChina.