Questionnaire Analysis of Early Postgraduate Clinical Training of 6th-Year Medical Students at Chiba University School of Medicine.
- VernacularTitle:千葉大学医学部6年次学生の卒後初期研修に関するアンケート調査
- Author:
Masahiro TANABE
;
Naomi OHNUMA
;
Masahumi WAKASHIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
6th-year medical students;
early postgraduate clinical training;
superrotation
- From:Medical Education
1999;30(3):165-169
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
A questionnaire analysis of early postgraduate clinical training of 6th-year medical students was conducted for 3 consecutive years. After graduation, 32% of the students wished to become family physicians, 58% wished to become specialists, and 9% wished to become other types of doctors. The type of postgraduate clinical training most often considered ideal was superrotation, followed by rotation and straight track. Superrotation should be introduced to junior residents during postgraduate clinical training as should a variety of subspecialty training courses for specialists, including family medicine for senior residents.