medical internships
Hospital learning positions
Medical internships are supervised training positions for medical school graduates, typically lasting one year and preceding residency.
The intern works in a hospital or clinic under experienced physicians, gaining hands-on clinical experience before practicing independently.
In the U.S., this first year of postgraduate training is now usually called the intern year or PGY-1 (postgraduate year one): She matched at a teaching hospital for her medical internship.
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- patient careMedical attention for sick
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