medical school
Future physician academy
Medical school is a graduate institution where students train to become physicians.
The program typically spans four years, combining classroom instruction in sciences like anatomy and pharmacology with clinical rotations in hospitals.
She's in her third year of medical school.
Often shortened to med school in casual speech.
Study of organism structure
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
microbiology · immunology · histology · embryology · genetics · neuroscience · epidemiology · biostatistics
State of dwelling somewhere
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- MDPhysician's degree letters
- MBBSBachelor of medicine, surgery
board certification · match day · attending · specialization · physician · surgeon · licensure · continuing education
Invasive medical procedure
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
cardiology · oncology · dermatology · neurology · radiology · anesthesiology · ophthalmology · orthopedics
Ammunition or bout divisions
- patientAble to wait calmly
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- treatmentCare for an ailment
charting · consultation · stethoscope · white coat · scalpel · ward · bedside manner · physical exam
Restoration of health
- Hippocratic oathDoctor's ethical commitment
- do no harmAvoid causing injury
- patient careMedical attention for sick
- empathySharing another's emotions
professionalism · ethics · compassion · wellness · service · duty · advocacy · informed consent
Requiring great effort
- intensiveConcentrated and thorough
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
- challengingHard to accomplish
sleep deprivation · burnout · stress · pressure · workload · sacrifice · discipline · memorization
anatomy
Study of organism structure
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
pharmacology · microbiology · immunology · histology · embryology · genetics · neuroscience · epidemiology · biostatistics · cadaver
residency
State of dwelling somewhere
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- MDPhysician's degree letters
MBBS · board certification · match day · attending · specialization · physician · surgeon · licensure · continuing education · practice
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
gynecology · cardiology · oncology · dermatology · neurology · radiology · anesthesiology · ophthalmology · orthopedics · urology
rounds
Ammunition or bout divisions
treatment · charting · consultation · stethoscope · white coat · scalpel · ward · bedside manner · physical exam · differential diagnosis
healing
Restoration of health
- Hippocratic oathDoctor's ethical commitment
- do no harmAvoid causing injury
- patient careMedical attention for sick
empathy · professionalism · ethics · compassion · wellness · service · duty · advocacy · informed consent · confidentiality
demanding
Requiring great effort
- intensiveConcentrated and thorough
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
challenging · sleep deprivation · burnout · stress · pressure · workload · sacrifice · discipline · memorization · long hours
- higher educationuniversity, college, degree, diploma, scholarship
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- graduate schoolsPhD program, masters program, MBA program, MD program, doctoral program
- medical educationmed schools, med student, clinical training, clinical rotations, clinical rotation
- teaching hospitalteaching hospital, residency, resident, residents, intern
- UNC Chapel HillUNC, Chapel Hill, Tar Heels, Old West, The Pit
medical schoolfaith healing
Treatment through religious practice
art school · folk medicine · quackery · law school · business school
medical schoolapprenticeship
Learning trade through employment
street smarts · trial and error · YouTube tutorials · quackery
school, medicine, medical, medication, medicinal, paramedic, medicate, medicated, medications