The compulsory postgraduate clinical training of two years influence not only surgical board system but also otherspecialist education. The compulsory postgraduate clinical training has aimed to train the character as the doctor at thetime of a basic formation as the doctor, to deepen understanding to the primary care, and to acquire a basic clinical ability.Therefore, the introduction of the professional education is delayed, and the possibility that the board certified timingget behind more than present is high. After compulsory postgraduate clinical training, it is necessary to give thespecialist education in a thick efficient program. Especially, cooperation between a university hospital and affiliated institutesis important in the surgical specialist promotion.

We performed a questionnaire survey of 199 graduates regarding surgical clerkships to help select future clinical trainingmethods for fifth-year medical students. Many of the graduates understood the significance of clerkships, and 70%were able to benefit from their participation in clinical training. They approved of clerkships, but 22% had critical opinions.Clinical instructors were asked to teach with greater enthusiasm, to be easier to talk with, and to have a deeperknowledge of diseases. Graduates who attended very few lectures in the fourth year were less likely to expect clinical instructorsto teach well. Most graduates believed that clinical instructors should have at least 5 years' clinical experience.These results suggest that all faculties should continue to place a greater emphasis on education and that faculty developmentshould be expanded.