Medical Training Flashcards

  • a

    • absence of

  • ante

    • before

  • anter(i)

    • front, forward

  • anti

    • against

  • aut

    • self

  • bi, bis

    • twice, double, two

  • contra

    • against, counter

  • dent

    • tooth

  • dipl(o)

    • double

  • dys

    • bad, faulty, abnormal

  • emia

    • blood

  • end(o)

    • inside

  • hem(ato)

    •  blood

  • hemi

    • half

  • hyper

    • high

  • Allopathic medicine

    • Refers to the practice of traditional or conventional Western medicine by physicians who possess a Doctorate of Medicine (MD). The term allopathic medicine is most often used to contrast conventional medicine with alternative medicine or homeopathy.

  • Osteopathic medicine

    • Is a branch of medicine practiced by physicians with an Osteopathic medical degree (DO). Osteopathic medicine provides all of the benefits of modern medicine including prescription drugs, surgery, and the use of technology to diagnose disease and evaluate injury. It also offers the added benefit of hands-on diagnosis and treatment through a system of treatment known as osteopathic manipulative medicine.

  • Differences between MD and DO

    • In recent years, MDs and DOs have become indistinguishable. Their training is the same, with DOs only getting some additional training in manipulation therapy.

  • Chiropractor

    • A non-physician who treats patients with health problems of the neuromusculoskeletal system, which includes nerves, bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. They use spinal adjustments manipulation, and other techniques to manage patients’ health concerns, such as back and neck pain. They have a doctor of chiropractic (DC)

  • Podiatrist

    • A branch of medicine devoted to the study of diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle. They do not go to medical school, but their training closely parallels medical school. They have a doctorate in Podiatry (DP).

  • OT

    • Promote health by enabling people to perform meaningful and purposeful activities. They deal with anything that “occupies” your time (ranging from using a computer to caring for daily needs such as dressing, cooking, eating, and driving). Requires a master’s degree, but there is a move toward requiring doctorates.     

  • The Match

    • A private, non-profit organization established in 1952 at the request of medical students to provide an orderly and fair mechanism for matching the preferences of applicants for U.S. residency positions with the preferences of residency program directors.

  • Intern (in Medicine)

    • The first year of required postgraduate training after medical school. A medical internship typically lasts one year and usually begins on July 1. Internships are of two types: transitional and specialty track. After a physician completes an internship and Step 3 of the USMLE or Level 3 of the COMLEX-USA, they may practice as a general practitioner. However, most physicians complete a specialty track medical residency over two to seven years, depending on the specialty. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) officially dropped the term "intern" in 1975, instead referring to individuals in their first year of graduate medical education as "residents." However, most people in medicine still use the term

  • Resident (in Medicine)

    • Required post-graduate training for graduates from an accredited medical school (MD or DO) for them to practice medicine in the USA. Residents are, collectively, the house staff of a hospital. This term comes from the fact that resident physicians traditionally spend the majority of their training "in-house" (i.e., the hospital).

  • Fellowship (in Medicine)

    • Optional period of medical training, in the United States and Canada, that a physician may undertake after completing a residency. Used to subspecialize in medicine. For example. an orthopedic surgeon could get additional training to only focus on surgery of the hand and wrist.

  • Hospitalist

    • Physicians (usually internal medicine doctors but can be family physicians) who provide general medical care to hospitalized (admitted) patients. Many primary care doctors no longer attend to their patients while they are admitted.

  • Concierge Medicine

    • The patient pays a fee for increased access to a primary care physician. The physician agrees to limit the number of patients to ensure that the patient can get same-day appointments and provide the patient with their cell phone. However, these physicians still bill for office visits.

  • Direct Primary Care

    • An innovative alternative payment model that improves access to high-functioning healthcare with a simple, flat, affordable membership fee.  The patient also pays for each visit with cash—no third-party (insurance) billing. Patients have extraordinary access to a physician of their choice, often for as little as $70 per month, and physicians are accountable first and foremost to their patients. 

  • APP

    • Non-physicians who provide care to patients. There are two types: Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician Assistants (PA)

  • PT

    • Provide services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients with injuries or diseases. Requires a master’s degree, but there is a move toward requiring doctorates.