extern

Thân thiện

A young extern reviews patient charts at the nurses' station.

Definition

Noun: 1. A nonresident doctor or medical student: A person, typically a medical student or a doctor in training, who is associated with a hospital for clinical work or education but does not reside within the hospital's residential facilities.

Usage

The term "extern" is used primarily in medical and healthcare education contexts to distinguish a category of trainee from a resident ("intern" or "resident") who lives on-site. It specifies the person's non-residential status in relation to the institution.

Examples

• The hospital's program includes both externs who commute and residents who live in the provided dormitories.
• As an extern, she gained practical experience at the clinic while continuing her studies at the university.

Advanced Usage

• The term can sometimes be used more broadly in historical or specific institutional contexts to refer to any non-resident member or officer, though this usage is now rare. The primary and modern use is within medical training.

Variants and Related Words

• Externship (n): A period of supervised practical training, similar to an internship, often undertaken by an extern.
  • She completed a summer externship at a veterinary hospital.

Synonyms

• Nonresident
• Clinical clerk (in specific contexts)
• Medical student (when the non-resident status is implied or specified)

Antonyms

• Intern
• Resident
• In-house doctor

Học thuật

Noun

1. a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there

Từ đồng nghĩa

• medical extern