Trends in the Japanese National Medical Licensing Examination: Cross-Sectional Study
This study identified significant shifts in the Japanese NMLE over the past 2 decades, suggesting that Japanese undergraduate medical education is evolving to place greater importance on practical problem-solving abilities than on rote memorization. This study also identified latent topics that showed increased prominence, possibly reflecting underlying social conditions.
Authors
- Shoichi Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3659-6152)
- Yukihiro Nomura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6471-9936)
- Kiyoshi Shikino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3721-3443)
- Yuki Morimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6733-8156)
Institutions
- Chiba University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/78214
- Primary Topic
- Problem and Project Based Learning
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00