ABSTRACT
A program of clinic visits for humanity education has been conducted for 4th-year medical students who have not experienced clinical practices in wards. The major aim is for students to observe the doctor-patient relationship and to establish a close relationship with the tutor doctor. We evaluated the 5-year follow-up data. The most important part of the program was the orientation, which included the aim of the program for students and teachers and contributed to promoting educational effects. A student cannot become a good physician by staying only in the university hospital. An experienced physician who feels a duty to help educate younger doctors may have beneficial effects. In the program, close contact between the students and the tutor had a great effect upon the student which cannot be obtained in the university hospital.