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.
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.
American Board of Physician SpecialtiesThe American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body for the American Association of Physician Specialists (AAPS) is a non-profit umbrella organization for sixteen medical specialty boards that certifies and re-certifies physicians in fourteen medical specialties in the United States and Canada. The ABPS is one of three organizations overseeing Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) certification in the United States.
American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic SpecialistsEstablished in 1939, the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (BOS) is the supervisory body for the AOA's 16 Specialty Certifying Boards in the United States. The BOS establishes and enforces policy for board certification through the AOA Specialty Certifying Boards and maintains high standards for certification through the development and implementation of educational and professional standards used to evaluate and certify osteopathic and non-osteopathic (MD and equivalent) physician.
Médecine généraleLa médecine générale, ou médecine familiale, est une spécialité médicale prenant en charge le suivi durable, le bien-être et les soins de santé généraux primaires d'une communauté, sans se limiter à des groupes de maladies relevant d'un organe, d'un âge, ou d'un sexe particulier. Le médecin généraliste, aussi appelé médecin omnipraticien ou médecin de famille, est donc souvent consulté pour diagnostiquer les symptômes avant de traiter la maladie ou de référer le patient à un autre médecin spécialiste.
MédecinUn est un professionnel de la santé titulaire d'un diplôme de docteur en médecine ou, en France d'un diplôme d'État de docteur en médecine. Il soigne selon ses spécialisations les maladies, pathologies et blessures de l'être humain. Il travaille généralement au sein d'une équipe de professionnels de la santé comme la sage-femme, le psychologue, le diététicien, le pharmacien, le physicien médical, l'infirmier ou le chirurgien-dentiste.
Internship (medicine)A medical (or surgical) intern is a physician in training who has completed medical school and has a medical degree but does not yet have a license to practice medicine unsupervised. Medical education generally ends with a period of practical training similar to internship, but the way the overall program of academic and practical medical training is structured differs depending upon the country, as does the terminology used (see medical education and medical school for further details).
Doctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin Medicinae Doctor) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In the United States, and some other countries, the M.D. denotes a professional degree. This generally arose because many in 18th-century medical professions trained in Scotland, which used the M.D. degree nomenclature. In England, however, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery was used and eventually in the 19th century became the standard in Scotland too.
Hospital medicineHospital medicine is a medical specialty that exists in some countries as a branch of family medicine or internal medicine, dealing with the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Physicians whose primary professional focus is caring for hospitalized patients only while they are in the hospital are called hospitalists. Originating in the United States, this type of medical practice has extended into Australia and Canada. The vast majority of physicians who refer to themselves as hospitalists focus their practice upon hospitalized patients.
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.
