Abstract: Objective It is aimed to find out the research subjects characteristics and trends of postgraduate clinical medical education, in order to provide references for education practice and management. Methods Based on WanFang Database, related articles were retrieved. The quantity, distribution and evolvement trends of different research subjects were analyzed by bibliometrics. Results There were 41 topics from 8 sub-fields in the research field of postgraduate clinical medical education. The number of research literature has increased significantly, especially after 2012. Conclusions The research on postgraduate clinical medical education has been developing rapidly in China. And postgraduate cultivation is a hot research subject, which could be guided for educational studies.

Key words: Clinical medical education, Professional degree education, Postgraduate medical education