A questionnaire survey regarding the guidelines of the national board medical examination from the perspective of postgraduate trainings / 医学教育

<p></p><p>Aim and Method: We sent a questionnaire to clinical instructors of junior residents to examine the validity of the guidelines of the national board medical examination for physicians.</p><p>Results: They estimated that about 10% of the diseases listed in the guidelines were beyond the scope of the training for junior residents. In addition, the examination questions did not necessarily reflect the importance in the training.</p><p>Conclusion: These results suggest that there is a discrepancy between the national board medical examination and the content of postgraduate training.</p>