medical colleges

Physician training institutions

Medical colleges are institutions that train physicians, awarding degrees like the M.D. or D.O.

The term appears most often in formal or administrative contexts: She applied to several medical colleges.

In casual speech, medical school or med school is more common.

Some medical colleges operate independently; others exist within larger universities.

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healthcare education type

medical collegesnursing schools

Institutions educating future nurses

nursing programs · dental schools · pharmacy schools · veterinary schools

educational domain

medical collegesart schools

Institutions teaching visual disciplines

film schools · law schools · business schools · engineering schools · liberal arts colleges

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