Objective To construct an index system of clinicians’ ability to cope with outburst respiratory infectious diseases, and provide a framework for developing corresponding training programs. Methods Based on literature analysis and theoretical research, the first draft of competency index system was constructed, 2 rounds of consultation to 23 experts were conducted using Delphi method, and the index weights were calculated by analytic hie-rarchy process. Results The effective recovery rate of correspondence questionnaire in 2 rounds of expert consultation was 100%, and the expert authority coefficients of the first and second rounds were 0.81 and 0.84, respectively. Kendall’s coefficient of concordant was 0.110-0.350, with statistical significance (all P<0.01). After two rounds of expert consultation, an index system of clinicians’ ability to cope with outburst respiratory infectious di-seases has been formed, including 3 first-level indexes, 17 second-level indexes and 49 third-level indexes. Conclusion This index system not only can be used to evaluate clinicians’ ability to cope with outburst respiratory infectious di-seases, but also can be used as content framework for the training program of clinicians’ ability to cope with respiratory infectious diseases.