论首都农村卫生室乡村医生的前世——以政策与法律变迁为研究主线

Past of Barefoot Doctors Working in Rural Health Rooms in Capital City: Making Policy and Law Changes as the Main Clue of the Research

赤脚医生始于1965年终于1985年,是我国医疗卫生历史上一个特殊的职业群体。综观这一时期,赤脚医生的身份在本质上仍是农民,其选拔的条件尽管不够严苛但却比较综合,其所接受的培训尽管不够系统但却务实多样,与其匹配的待遇尽管不够优厚但却足以优越,其所提供的服务尽管水平有限但却受益广泛。可以说,赤脚医生为解决新中国成立初期缺医少药这一重大现实问题作出了卓越贡献。

The barefoot doctors were a very special occupation group in the medical history of China from 1965 to 1985. In this period, the identity of barefoot doctors was the farmers in essence, the condition of selection was not harsh but relatively comprehensive, the training not systematic but very pragmatic and various, the treatment not generous but superior enough, the services provided despite in the limited level but extensive benefit. So the barefoot doctors made an outstanding contribution to solve the important problem on lack of doctors and drugs.