Residency (medicine)

Residency is a stage of postgraduate medical training in North America which leads to eligibility for board certification in a primary care or referral specialty. Residency follows medical school, and may follow the internship year or include the internship year as the first year of residency. Residency is comprised almost entirely of the care of hospitalized or clinic patients, mostly with direct supervision by more senior physicians.

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