Table 1 Undergraduate curriculum at Jichi Medical University
From: A first report of East Asian students’ perception of progress testing: a focus group study
Trimester | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First (April to July) | Liberal arts | Basic medicine | Basic medicine/Clinical medicine | Clinical clerk-ship | Clinical clerk-ship | Clinical clerkship/Graduation tests |
Second (September to December) | Liberal arts/Basic medicine | Basic medicine/Clinical medicine | Basic medicine/Clinical medicine | Graduation tests/Year 6 Sougou-hantei Shiken | ||
Third (January to March) | Basic medicine | Basic medicine/Clinical medicine | Basic medicine/ Clinical medicine | Year4 Sougou-hantei Shiken | Year 5 Sougou-hantei Shiken | |
Preclinical CBT/OSCE | National licensing exam |