While both medical and teaching skills are required of the senior staff at the NTU Hospital, great importance is also attached to research. In fact, research work is a prerequisite for promotion, though most doctors do it for its own sake. An example is Dr.
台大醫院的醫師都負有提攜後進的責任，然而要做一個好的臨床醫師，除了教學認真、技能高明之外，還必須做研究，因為研究成果能帶動醫學教育的進步與發展。