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.
Board certificationBoard certification is the process by which a physician or other professional demonstrates a mastery of advanced knowledge and skills through written, oral, practical, or simulator-based testing. There are more than 25 boards that certify physician specialists in the United States, although there is no legal requirement for a physician to attain it. Some hospitals may demand that physicians be board certified to receive privileges.
Fellowship (medicine)A fellowship is the period of medical training, in the United States and Canada, that a physician, dentist, or veterinarian may undertake after completing a specialty training program (residency). During this time (usually more than one year), the physician is known as a fellow. Fellows are capable of acting as an attending physician or a consultant physician in the specialist field in which they were trained, such as internal medicine or pediatrics.
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.
Médecine d'urgenceLa médecine d'urgence rassemble les ressources médicales et chirurgicales pour faire face à une urgence, c'est-à-dire la perception d'une situation où la personne sans soins empire rapidement, exposée au risque à bref délai de séquelles irréversibles ou du décès. Lorsque le nombre de victimes est important et/ou que les infrastructures locales sont touchées (routes, hôpitaux...), on parle de médecine de catastrophe.
