Arzt im Praktikum
English translation: Junior House Officer
| 15:14 Jul 5, 2000 |
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|  Selected response from: Michael Dollman Germany Local time: 02:37 | ||||||
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| na | Intern |
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| na | Junior House Officer |
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| na | Preregistration post |
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| na | Trainee Doctor |
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Intern Explanation: An intern is defined as a doctor who is serving an apprenticeship as an assitant resident in a hospital, generally just after graduation from medical school (Webster's). I say that because I sometimes confuse intern and resident, the latter referring to a doctor serving a period of advanced medical or surgical training at a hospital. |
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Junior House Officer Explanation: Junior House Officers are practicing doctors in their first year after graduation. The GMC officially recognises AiP as Junior House Officer. Intern is equivalent to PJ (Praktisches Jahr)which is a student status. This is from the horse's mouth! (having made the same switch at this stage) |
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Preregistration post Explanation: This is also relatively authoritative, the British Medical Journal from the British Medical Association: http://classified.bmj.com/careerfocus/7100cf.htm - "Preregistration posts - Those who wish to practice medicine must work for 18 months as an Arzt im Praktikum, which is analogous to preregistration posts in the United Kingdom." - "Intern" is a commonly used American term for something of this nature but "intern" doesn't show up in the BMJ. |
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Trainee Doctor Explanation: To avoid using Americanisms such as "Intern" and to avoid being too specific, you could use "Trainee Doctor" as an option. |
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