Match
Match (Medicine)
Match (pronounced: /mætʃ/) in the context of medicine, refers to the process of pairing medical graduates with residency programs. The term is most commonly used in the United States and Canada, where the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) respectively, facilitate the matching process.
Etymology
The term 'match' in this context, originates from the process of 'matching' or pairing medical graduates with suitable residency programs. The process is akin to matching puzzle pieces, where the skills, preferences, and aspirations of the medical graduate are matched with the requirements, expectations, and offerings of the residency program.
Related Terms
- Residency (medicine): A stage of graduate medical training. A resident or house officer is a physician, podiatrist, or dentist (one who holds the degree of MD, DPM, DDS, DMD, DO or MB; BS, MBChB, or BMed, BDS, BDent) who practices medicine, usually in a hospital or clinic, under the direct or indirect supervision of an attending physician.
- Internship (medicine): A period of medical training, where a physician or surgeon, possibly holding a degree, practices medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician.
- Fellowship (medicine): A period of medical training, after a residency, where a physician is trained for a sub-specialty.
- Medical school: A tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians and surgeons.
- Medical education: Education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, either the initial training to become a physician, additional training thereafter (e.g. residency and fellowship).
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Match
- Wikipedia's article - Match
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