School of Medicine

School of Medicine

The School of Medicine (pronunciation: /skuːl ɒv ˈmɛdɪsɪn/) is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians and surgeons.

Etymology

The term "School of Medicine" is derived from the Latin words "schola" meaning "group learning place" and "medicina" meaning "the art of healing".

Related Terms

• Medical Education: The education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, either the initial training to become a physician, additional training thereafter (medical residency and fellowship).
• Medical School: A tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians and surgeons.
• Clinical Medicine: The field of medicine that's primarily focused on the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
• Preclinical Medicine: The course taken in the first two years in medical school, consisting of the basic sciences such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, histology, and microbiology.
• Postgraduate Medical Education: Refers to the education that follows the completion of undergraduate medical education. It includes residency and fellowship programs.

See Also

• Medical Degree
• Medical License
• Medical Specialty
• Medical Residency
• Medical Fellowship

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on School of Medicine
• Wikipedia's article - School of Medicine

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