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suplente de guardia

English translation: stand-by doctor on call

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Spanish term or phrase:suplente de guardia
English translation:stand-by doctor on call
Entered by: Natalia Rivera

15:00 Dec 16, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Spanish term or phrase: suplente de guardia
Médica Cirujana del Departamento de Urgencias. Hospital de Niños xxxxx (Cargo: **Suplente de Guardia**)

This is for a CV.
Thank you so much!
Natalia Rivera
Mexico
Local time: 05:25
stand-by doctor on call
Explanation:
I would suggest ...

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Note added at 5 mins (2010-12-16 15:06:12 GMT)
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or "physician" if you prefer ...

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Note added at 6 mins (2010-12-16 15:06:55 GMT)
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or "surgeon" in this particular context maybe ...
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David Hollywood
Local time: 08:25
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3stand-by doctor on call
David Hollywood
3 +3on-call locum (duties/assignment)
Emma Goldsmith


Discussion entries: 3





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
stand-by doctor on call


Explanation:
I would suggest ...

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Note added at 5 mins (2010-12-16 15:06:12 GMT)
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or "physician" if you prefer ...

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Note added at 6 mins (2010-12-16 15:06:55 GMT)
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or "surgeon" in this particular context maybe ...

David Hollywood
Local time: 08:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 75
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Sounds good... Most major hospitals have a "backup call" schedule or rotation in case the actual physicians on call have a problem or can't make it
1 min
agree  Charles Davis: Other possibility might be to use the word "locum" for "suplente".
3 mins
neutral  Sandro Tomasi: Does a "stand-by doctor on call" mean a second-string on-call doctor? Please pardon my football analogy.
12 mins
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: physician on call (229,000 hits); on-call physician (774,000 hits).
7 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
on-call locum (duties/assignment)


Explanation:
For on call locum assignments, the locum must apply for an additional payment number
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/pcb/pdf/rslp_policy.pdf

She was appointed as Staff Grade Breast Physician in 2006 and continues to do on-call locum work as a general surgery registrar
http://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/westhertsbreastcareunit...




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For US target (although this hasn't been specified) it appears that the full term "locum tenens" is used.

Many facilities seeking locum tenens physicians prefer those that will accept on-call duties
http://www.kendallanddavis.com/physicians/blog.asp?content=P...

Emma Goldsmith
Spain
Local time: 13:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 184

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: I'd thought standby locum. Don't know if locum is used in USA though...
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Neil. Locum is in my first ref from California.
agree  Sandro Tomasi: First ref is from Canada. // I don't know first-hand if locus tenens is used in the US, but according to your added note it is.
1 hr
  -> You're right! Would you agree that locum tenens is used in the US? (Although actually the asker hasn't specified US rather than Canadian or UK target). I'll add a US ref for good measure :) // Thanks Sandro
agree  liz askew: For the UK, yes. Frequently used.
23 hrs
  -> Thanks Liz :)
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