A physician who is in board-approved graduate training to qualify as a specialist in a particular field of medicine, such as psychiatry. The American board of psychiatry and neurology (ABPN) requires 4 years of postgraduate training (after medical school) in an approved program to qualify to take the board examination in psychiatry.
Someone who lives in a place.
A qualified doctor who is employed by a hospital and sometimes lives in the hospital.
Physician (graduate of a medical school) in one of the postgraduate years of clinical training, after the first internship year; the residency period is often concentrated on a particular medical specialty.
A medical school graduate who is undergoing postgraduate training in a supervised training program. In a teaching hospital, residents are overseen by an attending physician.
An experienced physician or surgeon responsible for the care of a number of patients with the assistance of interns, whom he instructs. A resident may work with one or more senior surgeons or physicians.
A physician obtaining further clinical training after internship, usually as a member of the house staff of a hospital.