noun
initial clinical training; postgraduate residency for new doctors
Refers to the mandatory two-year clinical training program for newly licensed physicians in Japan, often called 初期研修 in medical contexts.
医師国家試験に合格した後、初期臨床研修を受ける必要がある。
After passing the national medical examination, it is necessary to undergo initial clinical training.
初期臨床研修では、内科や外科など複数の診療科を回る。
In initial clinical training, one rotates through multiple departments such as internal medicine and surgery.
Compound of 初期 (initial) + 臨床 (clinical) + 研修 (training). The term is a modern institutional designation for Japan's postgraduate medical residency system.