Chu Shu-hsun points out that when he graduated from medical school, he couldn't believe it when he heard that in the US new MDs had to wait years for a residency in dermatology or ophthalmology. Now, two decades gone, the same situation can be seen in Taiwan. It is common for the best students to choose things like dermatology or anesthesiology.
台大醫院副院長朱樹勳指出，自己醫學院畢業時，聽說在美國申請當皮膚科、眼科住院醫師要排隊等好幾年，覺得不可思議，二十幾年後的今天，台灣已出現這種情況，第一名畢業生選擇皮膚科、麻醉科的大有人在。