Graduates of Taiwan medical schools have training in internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, maternity, and other fields, and are qualified physicians. But to qualify as a specialist, a doctor must serve a "residency" (training period) in a hospital.
醫學院畢業生雖然都有內科、外科、婦科、兒科等的實習經驗，已具備醫師資格，但要取得專科醫師資格，則必須在醫院接受住院醫師訓練。