medical specialties
Physician practice areas
Medical specialties are the distinct branches of medicine in which physicians concentrate their practice and training.
A cardiologist focuses on the heart, a dermatologist on skin, a neurologist on the nervous system.
Choosing a specialty typically requires years of residency training after medical school.
She couldn't decide between pediatrics and emergency medicine as her specialty.
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
- heart surgeonPhysician who operates cardiovascularly
- general surgeryWide-scope operative medicine
- critical careTreatment for severe illness
- urgent careWalk-in medical facility
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Frontline medical care
family medicine · primary care · general practitioner · holistic medicine · internal medicine
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Traditional healing practices
home remedies · self-care · traditional healing · alternative medicine · first aid
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Non-standard healing practices
complementary medicine · holistic healing · integrative medicine · naturopathy · traditional Chinese medicine
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