Professional society representing the field of medicine.

Individuals licensed to practice medicine.

An oath, attributed to Hippocrates, that serves as an ethical guide for the medical profession.

Systematic statements of principles or rules of appropriate professional conduct, usually established by professional societies.

Physicians who hold degrees from medical schools in countries other than the ones in which they practice.

Occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians, and are qualified by special training and, frequently, by licensure to work in supporting roles in the health care field. These occupations include, but are not limited to, medical technology, physical therapy, physician assistant, etc.

The availability of HEALTH PERSONNEL. It includes the demand and recruitment of both professional and allied health personnel, their present and future supply and distribution, and their assignment and utilization.

The term "United States" in a medical context often refers to the country where a patient or study participant resides, and is not a medical term per se, but relevant for epidemiological studies, healthcare policies, and understanding differences in disease prevalence, treatment patterns, and health outcomes across various geographic locations.

Geographic area in which a professional person practices; includes primarily physicians and dentists.

A book is not a medical term, but generally refers to a set of printed or written sheets of paper bound together that can contain a wide range of information including literature, research, educational content, and more, which may be utilized in the medical field for various purposes such as learning, reference, or patient education.

A publication issued at stated, more or less regular, intervals.

An occupation limited in scope to a subsection of a broader field.

Development of a library collection, including the determination and coordination of selection policy, assessment of needs of users and potential users, collection use studies, collection evaluation, identification of collection needs, selection of materials, planning for resource sharing, collection maintenance and weeding, and budgeting.

Societies whose membership is limited to physicians.

The art and science of studying, performing research on, preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease, as well as the maintenance of health.

Providers of initial care for patients. These PHYSICIANS refer patients when appropriate for secondary or specialist care.

Patterns of practice related to diagnosis and treatment as especially influenced by cost of the service requested and provided.

The use of statistical methods in the analysis of a body of literature to reveal the historical development of subject fields and patterns of authorship, publication, and use. Formerly called statistical bibliography. (from The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)

The use of one's knowledge in a particular profession. It includes, in the case of the field of biomedicine, professional activities related to health care and the actual performance of the duties related to the provision of health care.

Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc.

Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the black groups of Africa.

Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.

Those physicians who have completed the education requirements specified by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

An international agreement of the World Medical Association which offers guidelines for conducting experiments using human subjects. It was adopted in 1962 and revised by the 18th World Medical Assembly at Helsinki, Finland in 1964. Subsequent revisions were made in 1975, 1983, 1989, and 1996. (From Encyclopedia of Bioethics, rev ed, 1995)

Temporary shelter provided in response to a major disaster or emergency.

Statistical measures of utilization and other aspects of the provision of health care services including hospitalization and ambulatory care.

The principles of professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician, relations with patients and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the physician in patient care and interpersonal relations with patient families.

Professional practice as an employee or contractee of a health care institution.

The fundamental principles and laws adopted by an organization for the regulation and governing of its affairs.

The bestowing of tangible or intangible benefits, voluntarily and usually without expectation of anything in return. However, gift giving may be motivated by feelings of ALTRUISM or gratitude, by a sense of obligation, or by the hope of receiving something in return.

The use of the death penalty for certain crimes.