Intern

Intern
In medicine, a doctor who has completed medical school and is engaged in a year of additional training at a hospital before residency. An intern may, for example, be in pediatrics or medicine (internal medicine). The internship year is often quite rigorous.
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An advanced student or recent graduate undertaking further education (usually the first postgraduate year) by assisting in the medical or surgical care of hospital patients, with supervision and instruction; formerly, one who resided within the institution. [F. interne, inside]
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in·tern also in·terne 'in-.tərn n a physician gaining supervised practical experience in a hospital after graduating from medical school called also houseman
in·tern 'in-.tərn vi to act as an intern

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Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • intern — in*tern , n. [F.] (F. pron. [a^]N t[^a]rn ) 1. (Med.) A resident physician in a hospital, especially one who has recently received the Doctorate and is practising under supervision of experienced physicians, as a continuation of the training… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • intern — ► NOUN (also interne) chiefly N. Amer. 1) a recent medical graduate receiving supervised training in a hospital and acting as an assistant physician or surgeon. 2) a student or trainee who does a job to gain work experience or for a qualification …   English terms dictionary

  • intern — [in′tʉrn΄; ] for vt. [ in tʉrn′, in′tʉrn΄] n. ☆ [Fr interne, resident within < L internus, inward: see INTERNAL] 1. a doctor serving an apprenticeship as an assistant resident in a hospital generally just after graduation from medical school:… …   English World dictionary

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  • Intern — (lat.), innerlich …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Intérn — (lat.), inner, innerlich; inländisch, einheimisch; in der Anstalt etc. befindlich oder wohnend; Interna, die innern Angelegenheiten (s. Internum) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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