jefe de servicio

English translation: department chief

02:07 Feb 10, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / blood centres
Spanish term or phrase: jefe de servicio
In an interview the inverviewed physician says,

Yo soy **jefe de servicio**, que es más o menos igual a lo que era antes director técnico.

La conversación sucede en España.

Gracias..
Martin Harvey
Argentina
English translation:department chief
Explanation:
That's what we call them in the U.S.

Chief of Surgery

Chief of Internal Medicine

Chief Intern

etc.

SaludoZ!
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Dr. Jason Faulkner
Local time: 03:43
Grading comment
thank you, Thank you all of you!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8department chief
Dr. Jason Faulkner
4 +6department head
Michael Powers (PhD)
4chief of service
Muriel Vasconcellos
3service chief
carlie602


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
department chief


Explanation:
That's what we call them in the U.S.

Chief of Surgery

Chief of Internal Medicine

Chief Intern

etc.

SaludoZ!

Dr. Jason Faulkner
Local time: 03:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 1062
Grading comment
thank you, Thank you all of you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Powers (PhD): absolutely - in hospitals, "servicio" is "department" - Mike :)
1 min
  -> Thanks, Mike.

agree  Maria Ramon
23 mins
  -> Thanks, Maria.

agree  Graciela Vicente
23 mins
  -> Thanks, Gracie.

agree  Ines Garcia Botana
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Ines.

agree  Roxanna Delgado
1 hr
  -> SaludoZ, Rox!

agree  Robert Copeland
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Robert.

agree  Carol Gullidge
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Carol

neutral  liz askew: "chief" would be in the vernacular in the UK, not the official term.
7 hrs
  -> I probably should have noted that. In Belize, they use Department Head also. SaludoZ, Liz!

agree  Lydia De Jorge: For USA, definitely! Saludos Jason!
12 hrs
  -> SaludoZ, Lydia!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
department head


Explanation:
Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 05:43
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 274

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ines Garcia Botana
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Ines - Mike :)

agree  Victoria Porter-Burns: I'd say so Mike. Or 'Head of Department' would probably be more common in UK English, if that's what's required. Have a good day!
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Victoria - I like "Head of Department" in the U.S. also - at least in the hospitals in which my father used to work as a physician (he is retired now) - Mike :)

agree  Carol Gullidge
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Carol - Mike :)

agree  liz askew: For the UK, yes. Even "manager".
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Liz - interesting use of "manager" - Mike :)

agree  Cecilia Della Croce
11 hrs
  -> Thank you, Cecilia - Mike :)

agree  Dr. Jason Faulkner: In the UK (and the U.S. Navy, strangely enough. I think that's because in the Navy, a "head" is also a toilet). SaludoZ, Mike!
16 hrs
  -> Thank you, Jason - I am sure we have both known some heads that we would like to treat like toilets - Mike :)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chief of service


Explanation:
"Chief of Service" is extremely common in blood centers, hospitals, and services within a hospital. Better to stick close to the original when the original is already a good choice. Examples:

SEC Info - V I Technologies Inc - S-1 - On 2/26/98
MORRIS A. BLAJCHMAN, M.D., F.R.C.P. is *Chief of Service in Hematology*, ...... Dividend to New York Blood Center of 26833 shares per share of common stock. ...
www.secinfo.com/dsvrt.7sz.htm

... Institute at the New York Blood Center in New York, NY and at Emory. ..... Medical Center to be *Chief of Service in Radiology* at Crawford Long Hospital. ...
www.emory.edu/PROVOST/faculty/newfaculty02_03.htm

March1990 – Feb 2003 *Chief of Service, Dermatology*, University Hospital, ...... Guest Speaker, New York Blood Center, New York, NY, March, 1992. ...
www.hsc.stonybrook.edu/som/dermatology/docs/Clark_R_001.pdf


Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 02:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1504
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
service chief


Explanation:
it is configured backwards for proactive emphasis

carlie602
Specializes in field
PRO pts in category: 27
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