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A medic is a person involved in medicine such as a medical doctor,[1] medical student, paramedic[2] or an emergency medical responder.[3] Among physicians in the UK, the term "medic" indicates someone who has followed a "medical" career path in postgraduate professional training accredited by a College of Physicians, such as cardiology or endocrinology, in contrast to a surgical branch of specialisation accredited by a College of Surgeons.
Types[edit]
"Medic" titled roles include:[4][5][6][7][8][9]
- Emergency physician, a medical doctor (M.D. or D.O.) who has specialized postgraduate training in emergency diagnostics and treatment
- Combat Medical Technician, a soldier with a specialist military trade within the Royal Army Medical Corps of the British Army
- Combat medic[10] (in various nations)
- Corpsman, a sailor who is trained for providing first aid to members of the US Armed Forces, combat casualty care/trauma care on the battlefield (This name is only used by the Navy and Marine Corps for the Hospital Corpsmen who serve in either a Navy or Marine billet; other branches use the term "medic".)
- 4N0X1, an Air Force Emergency Medical Technician
- 68W, the Military Occupational Specialty for the United States Army's health care specialist (combat medic)
- 1Z1X1, The United States Air Force Pararescue
See also[edit]
- Advanced life support
- Basic life support
- Emergency medical service
- Medical encyclopedia
- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
- National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
- Triage
References[edit]
- ^ Whitbourne, Kathryn. "Different Types of Doctors: Find the Specialist You Need". WebMD. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "What is a Paramedic? | pittsburghpa.gov". pittsburghpa.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "EMR vs. EMT". EMT Program (in Samoan). Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ Contributors, WebMD Editorial. "What Is a Paramedic?". WebMD. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "What is a Paramedic? - PAM | Paramedic Association of Manitoba". www.paramedicsofmanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "Emergency medicine". Health Careers. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "ACEM - What is emergency medicine?". acem.org.au. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "Definition of Emergency Medicine". www.acep.org. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ Marracino, Richelle K; Orr, Robert D (April 1998). "Entitling the Student Doctor". Journal of General Internal Medicine. 13 (4): 266–270. doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00078.x. ISSN 0884-8734. PMC 1496940. PMID 9565391.
- ^ "Combat Medic Specialist Training Program". www.metc.mil. Retrieved 2021-08-13.