medical schools
Physician training institutions
Medical schools are graduate institutions that train physicians, conferring MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) degrees.
Admission is highly competitive, typically requiring undergraduate coursework in sciences and standardized test scores.
The curriculum combines classroom instruction with clinical rotations in hospitals: She's in her third year of medical school.
Getting into medical school often dominates pre-med students' undergraduate experience.
Supervised medical trainee placements
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
- clerkshipJudge's assistant role
- preceptorshipSupervised professional training period
bedside manner · patient history · physical examination · suturing · intubation · white coat ceremony · match day · board exams
Study of organism structure
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
immunology · neuroscience · epidemiology · microbiology · histology · embryology · genetics · clinical skills
Invasive medical procedure
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
oncology · neurology · cardiology · dermatology · radiology · anesthesiology · orthopedics · urology
Acts of letting in
- facultyInherent power or ability
- deanSenior academic administrator
- teaching hospitalFacility combining care and education
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
tuition · scholarship · endowment · alumni · research grants · tenure · department chair
Baltimore research university
- OxfordHistoric English university town
- McGillMontreal's oldest university
- São PauloBrazilian economic capital
- global healthWorldwide population wellbeing field
Driven by rivalry
- demandingRequiring great effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- intensiveConcentrated and thorough
- challengingHard to accomplish
sleep deprivation · burnout · high-stakes · attrition · stress · long hours · heavy workload · memorization
clinical rotations
Supervised medical trainee placements
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
- clerkshipJudge's assistant role
preceptorship · bedside manner · patient history · physical examination · suturing · intubation · white coat ceremony · match day · board exams · USMLE
anatomy
Study of organism structure
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
pharmacology · immunology · neuroscience · epidemiology · microbiology · histology · embryology · genetics · clinical skills · differential diagnosis
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
gynecology · oncology · neurology · cardiology · dermatology · radiology · anesthesiology · orthopedics · urology · ophthalmology
admissions
Acts of letting in
- facultyInherent power or ability
- deanSenior academic administrator
- teaching hospitalFacility combining care and education
accreditation · tuition · scholarship · endowment · alumni · research grants · tenure · department chair
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore research university
competitive
Driven by rivalry
- demandingRequiring great effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- intensiveConcentrated and thorough
challenging · sleep deprivation · burnout · high-stakes · attrition · stress · long hours · heavy workload · memorization · pass-fail
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Two-year post-secondary institutions
certificate programs · correspondence courses · GED programs · remedial education · dropout
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