Fifth-year students are required to help treat patients in each of the hospital's departments. In their final year, interns also rotate through each department to ensure they are familiar with all medical problems.
後來已故台大校長傅斯年發現，美國對醫學教育費了很多心思，而且不斷檢討改進，已建立一套完整的教學制度，傅校長認為有學習的必要，便陸續派台大醫師到美國考察，同時引進部份教學方法。