Abstract:  bjective  To explore the core abilities and professional abilities required for young excellent doctors  who have experienced three-year general rotary training for residency since they graduated from the medical college. Methods  The literature method, Delphi method, questionnaire survey method and interview method were applied. Results  Young excellent doctors’ competency model puts the importance on seven characters, from majority to minority,  including doctors’ humanity accomplishment, ability to communicate with patients, clinical basic skills, teamwork capacity,  continuous learning ability, creative ability of scienti fi c research and public health service ability.  Conclusion This model  can be taken as the reference for the medical education reform of undergraduate, the training for excellence doctors, general  rotation training for residency, and the reform of national examinations of doctors' qualifi cation.