residency program
Physician training period
A residency program is the phase of medical training following graduation from medical school, where physicians practice under supervision while developing expertise in a specialty.
Residencies last three to seven years depending on the field—internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, psychiatry, and others.
She matched with her top-choice residency program in Boston.
The term extends to similar structured training in other fields like pharmacy or veterinary medicine.
- match dayScheduled competition date
- internal medicineAdult organ disease specialty
- rotationsTurns around center points
- patient roundsSystematic bedside medical checks
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
teaching hospitals · mentorship · on call · night shift · duty hours · accreditation · didactics · intern · preceptor · surgery · match · medical ethics · pediatrics · clinical training · psychiatry · continuing education · performance evaluation · anesthesiology
- arts patronagepatron, patronage, sponsors, benefactor, benefactors
- medical schoolanatomy lab, cadaver lab, lecture hall, student, professor
- extended commitmentsmarathon, sabbatical, internship, apprenticeship, semester abroad
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- higher educationuniversity, college, degree, diploma, graduate school
- arts venuesperforming arts center, cultural center, concert hall, gallery space, exhibition hall
residency programmedical school
Physician training institution
independent practice · premed · board certification · pre-med · medical student
residency programindependent practice
Solo application of learned skills
attending physician · private practice · consultant · senior partner