Internship system for the undergraduate program in sports rehabilitation based on World Health Organization rehabilitation competency framework
Sports Rehabilitation Group,Committee of Rehabilitation Medicine Education,Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine
QIAN Jinghua
LIAO Yuanpeng
WANG Lin
ZHANG Qiuxia
BAO Wenli
ZHANG Haifeng
Abstract：Objective To develop a scientific,targeted,practical and operable internship system for undergraduate programs in sports rehabilitation,under the framework of the World Health Organization rehabilitation competency frame-work(RCF),and in alignment with the Healthy China 2030 strategic plan and the Ministry of Education's Nation-al Standards for Teaching Quality of Undergraduate Programs in Physical Education,to meet the needs of the modern era and advance of sports rehabilitation.Methods Led by Sports Rehabilitation Group,Committee of Rehabilitation Medicine Education,Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine,the data on curriculum settings,teaching resources,faculty strength and internship pro-grams were collected from multiple universities nationwide offering undergraduate sports rehabilitation pro-grams;meanwhile,acceptance capacity,post settings and supervisor allocation of internship institutions were sur-veyed.After gaining a comprehensive understanding of the current status,issues and stakeholder feedback,the competency requirements for sports rehabilitation professionals were analyzed using the principles and methodol-ogies of RCF.A comprehensive internship system for undergraduate programs in sports rehabilitation was then constructed.Results The undergraduate internship system for sports rehabilitation covered seven dimensions of internship:objec-tives,schedule,conditions,content,outcome requirements,assessment and evaluation system,and management mechanism.It is developed based on five core domains of RCF:practice,professionalism,learning and develop-ment,management and leadership,and research.Conclusion From the perspective of RCF,this system standardizes internship processes,strengthens students'profession-al operational skills and promotes the close integration of sports rehabilitation professional education with social needs,cultivating professionals adapted to the Integration of Sports and Medicine model.
Keywords：sports rehabilitationinternshipquality standardsIntegration of Sports and Medicinetalent cultivation
Publication Date：2026-02-25
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-18(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 241-248 )