A person with integrity, who can share the same perspective with patients and share their sufferings and problems. As we must continue to learn about ever-evolving medical technology, we prefer someone with ambition and perseverance.

There are two types of physicians: clinicians, who work with patients and the general public to prevent and treat diseases, and research physicians, who are involved in basic medicine to determine the causes of diseases and to understand how the human body and drugs work. Clinicians must prepare the best method suitable for the patient from among numerous treatment methods. To do so, they need to study and absorb the results of medical science, which is becoming more and more fragmented and advancing day by day. Team medicine," in which a physician plays a central role and collaborates with nurses, technicians, and pharmacists to provide treatment, is increasingly being practiced, and the physician's ability to lead is also being questioned.

Although one must complete six years of medical school education at a university medical school or medical college and pass the national exam, the pass rate for the national exam is 80-90%. This is not a high hurdle, and some universities have a 100% pass rate for new graduates. In other words, the first priority is to get into a medical school, which is considered extremely difficult. Many people aim for medical school while ronin, and the competition is always high. The competition is so high that there are even preparatory schools for medical schools.

An examination of the number of physicians by department shows that internal medicine and surgery dominate, while the shortage of physicians in pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology is a serious problem, and manpower is always in demand. In addition, the need for psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine is also increasing, as "mental illness" has recently been attracting attention.

Although the number of physicians continues to increase, there are still some areas that suffer from a shortage of physicians, with some departments being more or less specialized than others. In such circumstances, as Japan's population ages, it is expected that more medical care will be provided at home, rather than mainly in hospitals. Telemedicine and telesurgery, utilizing cutting-edge technologies such as the Internet and robotics, will also develop. In order to survive as physicians, it will be necessary to comprehensively understand the patient's living environment and health condition, provide meticulous medical care, and proactively adopt cutting-edge technologies.

A physician starts his or her residency for more than two years. The average annual salary during the training period is about 3-4 million yen, but the salary increases as you become a full-fledged doctor. The national average annual salary for physicians is 13,783,000 yen. General practitioners earn more than 20 million yen per year, although it varies greatly depending on their ability, location, number of patients, and other factors.

Eight-hour workdays are the basic rule, but in many cases, long hours are unavoidable due to circumstances at the hospital where they work or due to patient demands. Workers are sometimes required to work on holidays or half the night for on-duty duties, to take care of sudden illnesses, or to deal with seriously ill patients. Even if there are well-defined rules for vacations and vacations, it is difficult to take a day off according to the rules.

It's a chart that shows at a glance the main routes to getting a job as a doctor!