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A medical specialty is a branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or philosophy. Examples include children (paediatrics), cancer (oncology), laboratory medicine (pathology), or primary care (family medicine). After completing medical
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See moreTo a certain extent, medical practitioners have long been specialized. According to Galen, specialization was common among Roman physicians. The particular system of modern medical specialties evolved gradually during the 19th
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See moreMedical specialties can be classified along several axes. These are:
• Surgical or internal medicine
• Age range of patients
• Diagnostic or therapeutic
• Organ-based or technique-based...
See moreThe European Union publishes a list of specialties recognized in the European Union, and by extension, the European Economic Area. Note that
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There are 15 recognised specialty medical Colleges in Australia. The majority of these are Australasian Colleges and therefore also oversee...
See moreA population's income level determines whether sufficient physicians can practice in an area and whether public subsidy is needed to maintain the health of the population. Developing countries and poor areas usually have shortages of physicians and specialties,
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See moreA survey of physicians in the United States came to the result that dermatologists are most satisfied with their choice of specialty followed by radiologists, oncologists, plastic surgeons, and gastroenterologists. In contrast, primary care physicians were
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See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Working together as an interdisciplinary team, many highly trained health professionals besides medical practitioners are involved in the delivery of modern health care. Examples include: nurses, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, laboratory scientists, pharmacists, podiatrists, physiotherapists, respiratory therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, radiographers, dietitians, and bioengineers, medical physics, surgeons, surgeon's assistant, surgical technologist.
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