Research on the Cultivation of Employment Values and Practical Pathways of Medical Students under the Guidance of Party Building: A Case Study of Wenzhou Medical University

Abstract

With the ongoing optimization of the talent structure in the healthcare industry, medical students face difficulties such as intense competition for high-quality positions and low willingness to work in primary-level institutions. As the core carrier for implementing the fundamental task of “fostering virtue and cultivating talent,” university party building has unique advantages in shaping values and enhancing employability. Taking Wenzhou Medical University as an example, this study employs literature review and questionnaire survey to analyze the impact of medical students’ participation in party-building activities on their employment values and willingness to work at the grassroots level. The results show that most medical students prefer public hospitals and high-paying positions in their initial job search, with insufficient inclination toward primary-level posts. However, party-building activities—through policy interpretation, role model publicity, and social practice—significantly enhance students’ understanding and recognition of primary healthcare work. Specifically, 89.17% of the students reported an increased willingness to serve at the grassroots after participating in party-building activities, and 99.37% believed that their sense of professional ethics and responsibility were strengthened. Based on these findings, this study constructs a three-dimensional pathway of “value guidance—capability enhancement—practice empowerment,” proposing deep integration of party building with career guidance, and improving mechanisms for policy dissemination, targeted assistance, and practice linkage. This approach aims to guide medical students in forming correct employment values, encourage more graduates to work in primary-level institutions, and achieve a win‑win situation between personal growth and social needs.