Gastroenterology is a branch of internal medicine, which mainly studies the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of human digestive system diseases. The employment direction is mainly in the clinical fields of gastroenterology and general internal medicine in hospitals. Clinical medicine is a comprehensive subject centered on patients and based on medical practice, which plays a great role in training clinicians. Compared with gastroenterology, clinical medicine has a wider range of employment and can involve all clinical medical fields.

Gastroenterology and clinical medicine in Yangzhou University are both good majors, but there are some differences. The choice of two majors needs to be based on your own interests and career planning.