| B. TERMS OF MEDICAL EDUCATION |
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UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION |
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That part of medical education which comes before the granting of a university/college general medical degree or diploma. (MJB:NLG) |
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POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION |
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That part of medical education which -follows the granting of such a degree or diploma; sometimes it refers to vocational training, sometimes to continuing education, or even to both! |
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NOTE: Because graduation occurs at different stages of a student's progress in our different countries, these terms may be confusing and perhaps should not be used. (MJB:NLG) |
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BASIC MEDICAL EDUCATION |
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That part of the learning and teaching o-f medicine which is intended to -form a common -foundation for all doctors, and which should prepare the student for any specific vocational training so that the maximum benefit can be derived -from it. (First used in a Report of British General Medical Council 1967, quoted in 'Training for General Practice' by DJ Pereira Gray) |
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SPECIFIC VOCATIONAL TRAINING |
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That part of the learning and teaching of medicine which is particularly intended to prepare the trainee to perform a defined job as a doctor. (MJB:NLG) |
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CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION |
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That part of the learning and teaching of medicine, intended for doctors in practice, to enable them to maintain, develop, and improve the quality of their performance in meeting the health care needs o-f the people they serve. (MJB:OLG) |
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LICENSED |
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Legally entitled to practise. (OED) |
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REGISTERED |
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Listed on a register of those entitled to practise. (OED:MJB) |
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INTERN YEAR |
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(Syn. Preregistration year, lnternship, Intern Period). |
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A mandatory year (period) in hospital and/or general practice posts with a limited license to practise only under supervision within the hospital/practice. (MJB:NLG) |
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GENERAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. |
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A period in hospital/general practice posts following the intern year and preceding entry for training to the specialty of choice. |
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(First used by the Royal Commission on Medical Education °TODD§ 1968 as quoted in 'Training for General Practice' DJ Pereira Gray.) |
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