teaching hospital

Medical training center

A teaching hospital is a hospital affiliated with a medical school, where medical students and residents receive clinical training alongside patient care.

The dual mission—education and treatment—means patients may be examined by students under physician supervision.

Teaching hospitals often handle complex cases and conduct medical research: She was transferred to the teaching hospital for specialized treatment.

mentorship

preceptor

Practical training supervisor

protégé · coaching · role model · guidance · advisor · apprenticeship · shadowing · feedback · professional development · career guidance

trainees

medical students

Physicians in training

nursing students · pharmacy students · housestaff · clerks · white coats · stethoscopes · scrubs · match day · residency program · fellowship program

clinical

rounds

Ammunition or bout divisions

intern · patients · diagnosis · treatment · bedside · consultation · grand rounds · morning report · discharge · admission

specialties

internal medicine

Adult organ disease specialty

psychiatry · emergency medicine · radiology · pathology · anesthesiology · neurology · cardiology · oncology · orthopedics · dermatology

education

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

pedagogy · accreditation · clerkship · rotations · competencies · milestones · evaluations · feedback · continuing education · certification

research

clinical trials

Controlled health research experiments

publication · peer review · protocols · data collection · informed consent · experimental treatment · research ethics

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educational function

teaching hospitalcommunity hospital

Local area medical center

private hospital · rural hospital · county hospital · regional hospital · district hospital

institutional structure and ownership

teaching hospitalprivate practice

Independent professional business

solo practice · doctor's office · medical clinic · outpatient clinic · family practice

research orientation

teaching hospitalrural clinic

Healthcare facility outside cities

community clinic · outpatient clinic · free clinic · walk-in clinic · doctor's office

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