medical student
Aspiring physician trainee
A medical student is someone enrolled in medical school, training to become a physician.
The term covers the entire multi-year journey from classroom instruction through clinical rotations in hospitals.
The medical students shadowed the attending physician on rounds.
Often shortened informally to med student.
Judge's assistant role
- rotationTurning on an axis
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- preceptorPractical training supervisor
- attendingBeing at an event
patient · diagnosis · physical exam · stethoscope · white coat · scrubs · charting · ward
Study of organism structure
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
immunology · histology · microbiology · neuroscience · epidemiology · biostatistics · lectures · exams
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- focusConcentrated attention point
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
studious · resilience · motivation · sacrifice · sleep deprivation · burnout · stress · long hours
Supervised professional trial period
- match dayScheduled competition date
- specialtyArea of expertise
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- board examsTests granting professional licenses
licensing · graduation · MD · MBBS · junior doctor · foundation year · Step 1 · letters of recommendation
Body for dissection
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- simulationImitation of real processes
- suturingClosing wounds with thread
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
CPR · auscultation · palpation · percussion · ophthalmoscope · otoscope · reflex hammer · blood pressure cuff
clerkship
Judge's assistant role
attending · patient · diagnosis · physical exam · stethoscope · white coat · scrubs · charting · ward · bedside manner
anatomy
Study of organism structure
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
pharmacology · immunology · histology · microbiology · neuroscience · epidemiology · biostatistics · lectures · exams · curriculum
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- focusConcentrated attention point
diligence · studious · resilience · motivation · sacrifice · sleep deprivation · burnout · stress · long hours · all-nighter
internship
Supervised professional trial period
- match dayScheduled competition date
- specialtyArea of expertise
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
board exams · licensing · graduation · MD · MBBS · junior doctor · foundation year · Step 1 · letters of recommendation
cadaver
Body for dissection
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- simulationImitation of real processes
- suturingClosing wounds with thread
phlebotomy · CPR · auscultation · palpation · percussion · ophthalmoscope · otoscope · reflex hammer · blood pressure cuff · lab coat
- medical careersnurse, physician, surgeon, pediatrician, cardiologist
- studentsfreshman, sophomore, pupil, junior, senior
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- white coatsdoctor, physician, surgeon, scientist, researcher
- dissectionscalpel, cadaver, incision, forceps, specimen
- medical trainingCPR, anatomical model, med schools, first aid, teaching hospitals
student, medicine, resident, intern, medical, students, medication, medicinal, clinical