Résidence (médecine)En médecine, la résidence est le stage post-doctoral que doivent suivre les médecins pour obtenir leur droit de pratique en Amérique du Nord. L’équivalent en France est appelé le Clinicat ou l'Assistanat, l'internat concernant la période de 3 à 6 ans avant la thèse. Une fois les études de médecine pré-doctorales terminées, le médecin obtient le grade de docteur en médecine (M.D.). Les étudiants en médecine de l'Université McGill au Québec obtiennent le diplôme de doctorat en médecine et de maîtrise en chirurgie (M.
Doctor of Osteopathic MedicineDoctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent: a DO graduate may become licensed as a physician or surgeon and thus have full medical and surgical practicing rights in all 50 US states. , there were 168,701 osteopathic physicians and medical students in DO programs across the United States. Osteopathic medicine emerged historically from osteopathy, but has become a distinct profession.
Attending physicianIn the United States and Canada, an attending physician (also known as a staff physician or supervising physician) is a physician (usually an M.D., or D.O. or D.P.M. in the United States) who has completed residency and practices medicine in a clinic or hospital, in the specialty learned during residency. An attending physician typically supervises fellows, residents, and medical students. Attending physicians may also maintain professorships at an affiliated medical school.
Chirurgie de la mainIssue de la chirurgie de l'appareil locomoteur, c'est-à-dire de la chirurgie des os et des articulations, la chirurgie de la main est devenue une spécialité à part entière, car la main est un univers chirurgical qui nécessite des connaissances en orthopédie, en chirurgie plastique, et en micro chirurgie. Comme elle intervient dans toutes les actions humaines, elle est concernée au premier chef par les traumatismes de toutes sortes.
Consultant (médecine)Un consultant est, au Royaume-Uni, en Irlande et dans certains pays du Commonwealth, le titre porté par un spécialiste senior en médecine. Il peut s'agir d'un médecin ou d'un chirurgien travaillant au sein d'un hôpital et ayant complété sa formation de spécialité. Contrairement à la pratique française notamment, ils sont distincts des médecins généralistes (general practitioners, GPs), dont le cursus est différent. Médecin spécialiste, équivalent français équivalent américain et canadien Spécialité médica
Adolescent medicineAdolescent medicine also known as adolescent and young adult medicine is a medical subspecialty that focuses on care of patients who are in the adolescent period of development. This period begins at puberty and lasts until growth has stopped, at which time adulthood begins. Typically, patients in this age range will be in the last years of middle school up until college graduation (some doctors in this subspecialty treat young adults attending college at area clinics, in the subfield of college health).
American Board of Internal MedicineThe American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, self-appointed physician-evaluation organization that certifies physicians practicing internal medicine and its subspecialties. The American Board of Internal Medicine is not a membership society, educational institution, or licensing body. The American Board of Internal Medicine was established on February 28, 1936, by the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians to issue certification to physicians.
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical EducationThe Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is the body responsible for accrediting all graduate medical training programs (i.e., internships, residencies, and fellowships, a.k.a. subspecialty programs) for physicians in the United States. It is a non-profit private council that evaluates and accredits medical residency and internship programs. The ACGME was founded in 1981 and was preceded by the Liaison Committee for Graduate Medical Education, which was established in 1972.
American Board of Medical SpecialtiesEstablished in 1933, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is a non-profit organization which represent 24 broad areas of specialty medicine. ABMS is the largest physician-led specialty certification organization in the United States. ABMS Member Boards have maintained a rigorous process for the evaluation and Board certification of medical specialists, though none of the processes have been confirmed by independent third-party review. They certify specialists in more than 150 medical specialties and subspecialties.
Chirurgie thoraciqueLes affections traitées par la chirurgie thoracique concernent les affections chirurgicales de la paroi thoracique les affections chirurgicales des plèvres et de la cavité pleurale Les épanchements pleuraux bénins et malins Les infections pleurales et le pyothorax Le pneumothorax en chirurgie thoracique Le Canal thoracique et le chylothorax Le mésothéliome en chirurgie thoracique Les techniques chirurgicales spécifiques à la cavité pleurale les affections chirurgicales du parenchyme pulmonaire, des bronches
