Table 1 Survey results
Factors which should be tested in medical licensure examinations | Respondents | |
|---|---|---|
(n = 3,093) | ||
n | % | |
Explaining and discussing medical issues in an appropriate manner to patients [2] | 2176 | 70.4 |
Accurately diagnosing problems by physical examinations [3] | 1984 | 64.1 |
Carefully interviewing patients to make a diagnosis [3] | 1663 | 53.8 |
Reporting patients’ important problems correctly to their attending physicians, and having useful discussions about patients with their attending physicians | 904 | 29.2 |
Skills of basic ambulatory care | 803 | 26.0 |
Basic medical technique skills (i.e., intravenous injection, taking blood samples) | 722 | 23.3 |
Being courteous | 487 | 15.7 |
Recording medical documents accurately | 320 | 10.3 |
Others | 67 | 2.2 |