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.
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.
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.
Hospice and palliative medicineIn 2006, hospice and palliative medicine was officially recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, and is co-sponsored by the American Boards of Internal Medicine Anesthesiology Family Medicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Psychiatry and Neurology Surgery Pediatrics Emergency Medicine Radiology Obstetrics and Gynecology Physicians who complete a residency in one of the co-sponsoring specialties are then eligible for further training in an ACGME-approved Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Sleep medicineSleep medicine is a medical specialty or subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders. From the middle of the 20th century, research has provided increasing knowledge of, and answered many questions about, sleep–wake functioning. The rapidly evolving field has become a recognized medical subspecialty in some countries. Dental sleep medicine also qualifies for board certification in some countries. Properly organized, minimum 12-month, postgraduate training programs are still being defined in the United States.
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.
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.
OrthopédieL'orthopédie est la spécialité chirurgicale qui a pour objet la prévention et la correction des affections de l'appareil locomoteur, qui recouvrent les déformations et les malformations des os, des articulations, des muscles, des tendons et des nerfs. Le traitement chirurgical porte sur les membres supérieurs (épaule, coude et main), les membres inférieurs (hanche, genou et pied) et le rachis. Cette discipline est pratiquée par un chirurgien orthopédiste.
