Rural doctors, formerly known as "barefoot doctors", were born in the 1950s. At that time, the rural health conditions were extremely bad, and various diseases were rampant. In the case of serious shortage of medicines, the government departments put forward that the focus of health work should be on rural areas, and a large number of barefoot doctors have been trained and brought up. They are semi-agricultural and semi-medical, with a needle and a handful of grass. Together with the rural health network and the cooperative medical system, they were once called the "three pillars" of rural health in China.

Barefoot doctor, the predecessor of rural doctor, is a term that appeared after the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. It refers to the rural medical personnel who still hold agricultural registered permanent residence without formal medical training, and in some cases belong to "half agriculture and half medicine". At that time, there were three main sources: one was the medical family; Two, graduated from high school, a little understanding of medical pathology; Third, some of them are young intellectuals who go to the countryside. Barefoot doctors have made positive contributions to alleviating the urgent need for medical treatment and medication in some rural areas of China. 1968 In September, Red Flag, the most influential magazine in China at that time, published an article entitled "Looking at the direction of medical education revolution from the growth of barefoot doctors", which was published in People's Daily on September 6, 1968. Subsequently, major newspapers such as Wen Wei Po were reprinted in succession. The name "barefoot doctor" spread all over the country. "Barefoot doctor" is the product of rural cooperative medical system, and it is a kind name of rural members for "semi-agricultural and semi-medical" health workers. The cooperative medical system was gradually developed with the rise of agricultural cooperative movement after the founding of New China. By the end of 1977, 85% of the production brigades in China had implemented cooperative medical care, and the number of barefoot doctors once reached1500,000.

1985 65438+1On October 25th, People's Daily published the article "Stop using the name of" barefoot doctor "and consolidate the development of rural doctors", and the "barefoot doctor" gradually disappeared here.

According to 1, 2004.

Regulations on the Administration of Rural Doctors

After the corresponding registration and training examination, rural doctors practice under the official license. At present, there are nearly one million rural doctors in China, but they are closely connected with the 800 million rural population. 20 12 CCTV launched a large-scale public welfare activity of "looking for the most beautiful rural doctors". The grassroots doctors network and other media reported on this charity event, and also expressed their feelings about this event!