Objective To understand the training and existing problems from the candidates for clinical doctor degree, and give some suggestion. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 36 specialists of clinical medicine in 2016 and 2017 from Huashan Hospital and Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University. Results There were 63.9% (23/36) of the respondents who indicated that the framework of the training program was clear but the details were unclear; There were 71.9% (23/32) of the 32 respondents who had initiated their thesis project had nothing to do with their master's thesis; There were 50.0% (18/36) of the respondents were absent. Conclusions The training mode shoud be optimized, the publicity of training program shoud be strengthened, in terms of providing additional time to complete their research without negative impact on their clinical training.