A resident physician participates in an organized post-graduate educational program in which they have daily contact with patients and assumes increasing responsibility for their care under the supervision of the attending staff of the hospital. The assumption of responsibility is the most important aspect of residency training. As each resident physician demonstrates increasing knowledge and ability, and increasing amount of reliance should be placed in his judgment in the diagnosis and in treatment of patients. They may also participate in the teaching of interns and medical students to an increasing extent. In surgery and surgical specialties, the resident physician should be given ample opportunity to perform major surgical procedures under direct supervision of qualified members of the professional staff of the hospital, particularly in the later stages of their training, in order that they may acquire surgical skill and judgment.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees