in medical care you have titles such as “Resident” and “Fellow” etc, what do these titles mean and what sort of heiarchy do they possess?

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in medical care you have titles such as “Resident” and “Fellow” etc, what do these titles mean and what sort of heiarchy do they possess?

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Answer 1

This is the summary:

Undergraduate- usually 4 years in biology, chemistry, or other science.

Medical school- 4 years of school to complete doctorate in medicine

Residency- after you finish med school, you do what is typically 3-5 years in specialty training. These are doctors, but not board certified in anything yet. They are studying things like pediatrics, general surgery, psychiatry, etc. Once complete, they take their boards and practice independently as an attending in that specialty, or pursue even further training as a fellow.

Fellowship- this is SUBspecialty training after residency. They are specializing even further, into things like pediatric nephrology, colorectal surgery, and addiction medicine in psychiatry. This usually lasts 1-3 years. Once you finish this, you can practice independently as an attending in this SUBspecialty.