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  2. Medical license - Wikipedia

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    Law. Category. v. t. e. A medical license is an occupational license that permits a person to legally practice medicine. In most countries, a person must have a medical license bestowed either by a specified government-approved professional association or a government agency before they can practice medicine.

  3. United States Medical Licensing Examination - Wikipedia

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    The United States Medical Licensing Examination ( USMLE) is a three-step examination program for medical licensure in the United States sponsored by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). [9] Physicians with a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree are required to pass the USMLE for medical ...

  4. Medical specialty - Wikipedia

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    Medical specialty. A medical specialty is a branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or philosophy. Examples include those branches of medicine that deal exclusively with children ( paediatrics ), cancer ( oncology ), laboratory medicine ( pathology ), or primary care ( family medicine ).

  5. Doctor of Medicine - Wikipedia

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    Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin Medicinae Doctor) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In the United States, and some other countries, the M.D. denotes a professional degree. This generally arose because many in 18th-century medical professions trained in Scotland, which used the ...

  6. Physician - Wikipedia

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    Physician. A physician, medical practitioner ( British English ), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

  7. Medical credentials - Wikipedia

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    Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Speech therapist/Speech-Language Pathologist. Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) Music therapist. Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) Master of Music Therapy (MMT) Surgical technologist. Associate of Applied Science in Surgical Technology.

  8. Residency (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Anesthesia residents being led through training with a patient simulator. Residency or postgraduate training is a stage of graduate medical education.It refers to a qualified physician (one who holds the degree of MD, DO, MBBS/MBChB), veterinarian (DVM/VMD, BVSc/BVMS), dentist (DDS or DMD), podiatrist or pharmacist who practices medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, podiatry, or clinical ...

  9. Medical education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Medical school. In the U.S., a medical school is an institution with the purpose of educating medical students in the field of medicine. Admission into medical school may not technically require completion of a previous degree; however, applicants are usually required to complete at least 3 years of "pre-med" courses at the university level ...