Trends in the Japanese National Medical Licensing Examination: Cross-Sectional Study

Yuki Morimoto   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Kiyoshi Shikino   ^{2 *} , MD, MHPE, PhD ;   Yukihiro Nomura   ³ , PhD ;   Shoichi Ito   ^{2, 4} , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Medical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

² Department of Community-Oriented Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

³ Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

⁴ Department of Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

*these authors contributed equally