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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 those branches of medicine that deal exclusively with children ( pediatrics ), cancer ( oncology ), laboratory medicine ( pathology ), or primary care ( family medicine ).
Primary care physicians, the most common specialty, have the lowest earnings. [8] The highest earners tend to be specialists who perform procedures and surgeons. [8] Physician salaries in the United States comprise 8.6% of total national healthcare spending. [8] On average, physicians in the US work 55 hours each week.
Medical doctors by specialty and nationality (46 C) * Fictional medical specialists (12 C, 22 P) A. Addiction physicians (7 C) Allergologists (18 P) Anatomists (11 C ...
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Medical Laboratory Technician/Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist (MLT, MLS, MT) Associate of Science in Medical (Clinical) Laboratory Sciences (ASMLS, ASCLS, degrees, MLT Certification Eligible if from a NAACLS accredited program)
Family medicine [note 1] is a medical specialty within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. [2] [3] The specialist, who is usually a primary care physician, is named a family physician.
Critical care medicine is an increasingly important medical specialty. Physicians with training in critical care medicine are referred to as intensivists. [26] Most medical research has demonstrated that ICU care provided by intensivists produces better outcomes and more cost-effective care. [27]
Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the late 20th century that sports medicine emerged as a distinct field of health care. In many countries, now over 50, sports medicine (or sport and exercise medicine ) is a recognized medical specialty (with similar training and standards to other medical ...