Objective Based on the investigation of students after the Periodic Recall examination

this paper discusses the role and existing problems of this kind of examination in the joint training mode of standardized training for resident doctors. Methods In march and October 2017

questionnaire survey was conducted on the students who participated in the Periodic Recall clinical examination

and the content

frequency

organization and arrangement

examiner and effect of the clinical examination were evaluated by the students in terms of satisfaction

and the ability status before and after the clinical examination was assessed on a scale of 1-10. The results of the two examinations were analyzed

and the average scores of all skills and the overall average scores were calculated to compare the differences.SPSS16.0 was used for t test and anova and the test level is 0.05. Results A total of 112 questionnaires were distributed and 99 were returned. Students' overall satisfaction with the clinical examination is high with the satisfaction of all items above 70%. After the clinical examination

the self-assessment scores of all abilities were improved

and the difference before and after the clinical examination was statistically significant. There was a significant difference in the average improvement of self-assessment ability among the seven skills (F=4.19 ，P=0.006）.Among them

the mean value of improved difference of self-assessment score of doctor-patient communication assessment was the highest（1.79）

and the pairwise comparison was statistically significant with the other six skills. The physical examination and medical history collection

puncture and cardiopulmonary resuscitation ability increased difference were 1.06

1.26 and 1.05 points respectively

which were higher than 0.73 points of electrocardiogram and 0.75 points of image reading and auxiliary examination

and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The result analysis showed that the average score of simple operation was higher than the overall average score

and the difference was statistically significant. Conclusions Periodic Recall clinical examination can meet students' psychological and learning needs with high satisfaction. Clinical examination has obvious effect on the improvement of simple operation skills

while the improvement of complex comprehensive skills is weak. In the future

it should be considered to supplement the clinical examination with special training

add more clinical situations to improve the difficulty and enhance the students' comprehensive clinical thinking ability.