Physician

A physician is a person who practices medicine. See that article for more information on what physicians do in their practices; this article focuses on physician training and regulation.

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In the United States, the term physician is traditional and commonly used. In Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, the term doctor is more common as physician refers to specialists in internal medicine.

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Because of the extensive training requirements, physicians are traditionally considered to be members of a learned profession.

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United States: :For other uses, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation)....

Britain: This article deals with the history of the word Britain. For clarification of terminology and an overview of articles about Britain and Ireland see British Isles (terminology)....

Japan: For other uses, see Japan (disambiguation)....

Physician related Images and Photos (experimental)

Physician and Patient 1952

Galen Greek Physician in Rome Founder of Scientific Physiology

Carolus Linnaeus Knight of the Polar Star First Physician to the King 1806