attending physician
Senior treating doctor
An attending physician is the doctor with primary responsibility for a patient's care, especially in a hospital setting.
The term distinguishes senior physicians from residents and interns still in training.
The attending makes final decisions on diagnosis and treatment: The attending physician reviewed the test results and ordered additional imaging.
- general practitionerPrimary care doctor
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- medical schoolPhysician training institution
- white coat ceremonyMedical school rite of passage
- chief residentSenior physician in training
specialist · diagnosis · supervising · medical staff · consultation · teaching hospitals · hospital rounds · rounds · on call · board certification · credentialing · surgeon · medical ethics · primary care · medical residency · bedside manner · clinical skills · postgraduate training
- Emergency RoomER doctor, ER nurse, triage nurse, trauma bay, gurney
- doctorsdoctor, doctors, MD, surgeons, surgeon
- hospital staffdoctor, department head, surgeon, nurse practitioner, resident
- hospitalizationhospital bed, hospital gown, inpatient, admission, discharge papers
- medical careersnurse, surgeon, pediatrician, cardiologist, oncologist
- Medical Staffdoctor, nurse practitioner, surgeon, intern, resident
attending physicianresident
One who inhabits
intern · medical intern · trainee · medical student · resident physician
attending physicianpatient
Able to wait calmly
nurse · medical assistant · orderly · hospital administrator
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