Postgraduate medical training that prepares one for practice in a particular specialty of medicine.
A prolonged (usually one or more complete years) period of on the job training which may either be a part of a formal educational program or be undertaken separately after completion of a formal program, sometimes in fulfillment of a requirement for credentialing. In medicine, dentistry, podiatry and some other health professions residencies are the principal part of graduate medical education, beginning either after graduation (increasingly) or internship (traditionally), lasting two to seven years, and providing specialty training. Most physicians now take residencies in one of the 23 specialties in which they are offered, although they are not required for licensure. Residencies are needed for board eligibility.
A period when a doctor is receiving specialist training in a hospital.
A program in a hospital or other health care institution or organization which has been approved for providing medical or other professional training by allowing the individual in training to perform actual duties under supervision. In medicine, a formal Residency Review Committee grants approval to medical residencies which meet established standards. Administrative residencies need only be acceptable to the institution in which the trainee (administrative resident) is enrolled.
A period of at least 1 year and often 3 to 7 years of on-the-job training, usually postgraduate, that is part of the formal educational program for health care professionals.