Programs of training in medicine and medical specialties offered by hospitals for graduates of medicine to meet the requirements established by accrediting authorities.

Advanced programs of training to meet certain professional requirements in fields other than medicine or dentistry, e.g., pharmacology, nutrition, nursing, etc.

Educational programs for medical graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic medical sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced medical degree.

The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.

A medical discipline that is based on the philosophy that all body systems are interrelated and dependent upon one another for good health. This philosophy, developed in 1874 by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, recognizes the concept of "wellness" and the importance of treating illness within the context of the whole body. Special attention is placed on the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM.

Individuals enrolled in a school of medicine or a formal educational program in medicine.

Selection of a type of occupation or profession.

Physicians who serve in a medical and administrative capacity as head of an organized medical staff and who also may serve as liaison for the medical staff with the administration and governing board.

A course of study offered by an educational institution.

The granting of a license to practice medicine.

Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of medicine.

The process of choosing employees for specific types of employment. The concept includes recruitment.

The assessing of academic or educational achievement. It includes all aspects of testing and test construction.

Certification as complying with a standard set by non-governmental organizations, applied for by institutions, programs, and facilities on a voluntary basis.

Organizations comprising wage and salary workers in health-related fields for the purpose of improving their status and conditions. The concept includes labor union activities toward providing health services to members.

Advanced programs of training to meet certain professional requirements in the practice of compounding and dispensing medicinal preparations.

The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a medical school.

The period of medical education in a medical school. In the United States it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the M.D.

Individuals enrolled in a school or formal educational program in the health occupations.

A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the internal organ systems of adults.

Study of the principles and practices of library administration and services.

The branch of medicine concerned with the evaluation and initial treatment of urgent and emergent medical problems, such as those caused by accidents, trauma, sudden illness, poisoning, or disasters. Emergency medical care can be provided at the hospital or at sites outside the medical facility.

Collections of systematically acquired and organized information resources, and usually providing assistance to users. (ERIC Thesaurus, http://www.eric.ed.gov/ accessed 2/1/2008)

The educational process of instructing.

Stipends or grants-in-aid granted by foundations or institutions to individuals for study.

Studies beyond the bachelor's degree at an institution having graduate programs for the purpose of preparing for entrance into a specific field, and obtaining a higher degree.

A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.

An occupational discipline founded by D.D. Palmer in the 1890's based on the relationship of the spine to health and disease.

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

The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality.

Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of library science or information.

Studies designed to assess the efficacy of programs. They may include the evaluation of cost-effectiveness, the extent to which objectives are met, or impact.

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

Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.

Process of applying for employment. It includes written application for employment or personal appearance.

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.

A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.

Use for general articles concerning medical education.

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

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

Instructional use of examples or cases to teach using problem-solving skills and critical thinking.

Programs in which participation is required.

Compliance with a set of standards defined by non-governmental organizations. Certification is applied for by individuals on a voluntary basis and represents a professional status when achieved, e.g., certification for a medical specialty.

A medical specialty concerned with maintaining health and providing medical care to children from birth to adolescence.

Educational institutions providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees.

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

Organizations which certify physicians and dentists as specialists in various fields of medical and dental practice.

Subjectively experienced sensations in the absence of an appropriate stimulus, but which are regarded by the individual as real. They may be of organic origin or associated with MENTAL DISORDERS.

Educational programs for dental graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic dental sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced dental degree.

Educational programs for pharmacists who have a bachelor's degree or a Doctor of Pharmacy degree entering a specific field of pharmacy. They may lead to an advanced degree.

A medical-surgical specialty concerned with the physiology and disorders primarily of the female genital tract, as well as female endocrinology and reproductive physiology.

A medical-surgical specialty concerned with management and care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium.

Senior professionals who provide guidance, direction and support to those persons desirous of improvement in academic positions, administrative positions or other career development situations.

The authorized absence from work of either parent prior to and after the birth of their child. It includes also absence because of the illness of a child or at the time of the adoption of a child. It does not include leave for care of siblings, parents, or other family members: for this FAMILY LEAVE is available.

Facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures.

Analog or digital communications device in which the user has a wireless connection from a telephone to a nearby transmitter. It is termed cellular because the service area is divided into multiple "cells." As the user moves from one cell area to another, the call is transferred to the local transmitter.

The practice of dentistry concerned with the dental problems of children, proper maintenance, and treatment. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists.

Theoretical models which propose methods of learning or teaching as a basis or adjunct to changes in attitude or behavior. These educational interventions are usually applied in the fields of health and patient education but are not restricted to patient care.

Educational programs designed to ensure that students attain prespecified levels of competence in a given field or training activity. Emphasis is on achievement or specified objectives.

Requirements for the selection of students for admission to academic institutions.

The process of formulating, improving, and expanding educational, managerial, or service-oriented work plans (excluding computer program development).

The total amount of work to be performed by an individual, a department, or other group of workers in a period of time.

Stress wherein emotional factors predominate.

The largest country in North America, comprising 10 provinces and three territories. Its capital is Ottawa.

A surgical specialty which utilizes medical, surgical, and physical methods to treat and correct deformities, diseases, and injuries to the skeletal system, its articulations, and associated structures.

Individuals licensed to practice medicine.

Women licensed to practice medicine.

Medical complexes consisting of medical school, hospitals, clinics, libraries, administrative facilities, etc.

Personal satisfaction relative to the work situation.

Individuals enrolled in a school or formal educational program.

The remuneration paid or benefits granted to an employee.

A person's view of himself.

A specialty concerned with the study of anesthetics and anesthesia.

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

The exchange of students or professional personnel between countries done under the auspices of an organization for the purpose of further education.

A continuing periodic change in displacement with respect to a fixed reference. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

A medical specialty concerned with the skin, its structure, functions, diseases, and treatment.

A geographic location which has insufficient health resources (manpower and/or facilities) to meet the medical needs of the resident population.

Sodium chloride-dependent neurotransmitter symporters located primarily on the PLASMA MEMBRANE of serotonergic neurons. They are different than SEROTONIN RECEPTORS, which signal cellular responses to SEROTONIN. They remove SEROTONIN from the EXTRACELLULAR SPACE by high affinity reuptake into PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS. Regulates signal amplitude and duration at serotonergic synapses and is the site of action of the SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS.

An area of water mostly surrounded by land, usually smaller than a gulf, and affording access to the sea.

A branch of medicine concerned with the total health of the individual within the home environment and in the community, and with the application of comprehensive care to the prevention and treatment of illness in the entire community.

Financial support for training including both student stipends and loans and training grants to institutions.

Surgery performed in which part of the STAPES, a bone in the middle ear, is removed and a prosthesis is placed to help transmit sound between the middle ear and inner ear.

Those occurrences, including social, psychological, and environmental, which require an adjustment or effect a change in an individual's pattern of living.

A surgical specialty concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the ear, nose, and throat.

Societies whose membership is limited to pharmacists.

Hospitals engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care to the patients.

Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with major depression present in neurotic and psychotic disorders.

The selection, appointing, and scheduling of personnel.

Licensed physicians trained in OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. An osteopathic physician, also known as D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathy), is able to perform surgery and prescribe medications.

A medical specialty concerned with the study of the structures, functions, and diseases of the nervous system.

The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.

Practical experience in medical and health-related services that occurs as part of an educational program wherein the professionally-trained student works outside the academic environment under the supervision of an established professional in the particular field.

Systematic efforts to assist individuals in selecting an occupation or suitable employment on the basis of aptitude, education, etc.

A form of discrimination in the workplace which violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Sexual harassment takes two forms: quid pro quo, where the employee must submit to sexual advances in exchange for job benefits or be penalized for refusing; or a hostile environment, where the atmosphere of the workplace is offensive and affects the employee's well-being. Offensive sexual conduct may include unwelcome advances, comments, touching, questions about marital status and sex practices, etc. Both men and women may be aggressors or victims. (Slee and Slee, Health Care Terms, 2d ed, p.404). While civil rights legislation deals with sexual harassment in the workplace, the behavior is not restricted to this; it may take place outside the work environment: in schools and colleges, athletics, and other social milieus and activities.

A province of Canada lying between the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec. Its capital is Toronto. It takes its name from Lake Ontario which is said to represent the Iroquois oniatariio, beautiful lake. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p892 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p391)

Individuals responsible for the development of policy and supervision of the execution of plans and functional operations.

The recognition of professional or technical competence through registration, certification, licensure, admission to association membership, the award of a diploma or degree, etc.