interne

/in'tə:n/

Thân thiện

A medical interne checks a patient's chart at the nurse's station.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A medical graduate or advanced student obtaining supervised practical training in a hospital: An "interne" is a person who has completed medical school and is undergoing a period of supervised, hands-on clinical work in a hospital setting as part of their professional training. This role is also commonly known as an "intern" in modern usage.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The young interne was responsible for checking on the patients throughout the night.
  • After graduating, she began her first year as an interne at the city hospital.

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Legal Context: The term "interne" is an older spelling variant of "intern." While "intern" is the standard contemporary spelling, "interne" may still be encountered in historical texts or specific institutional contexts.
  • The 19th-century medical journal detailed the duties of a hospital interne.

Variants and Related Words

• Intern (n): The modern, more common spelling for "interne," with the same meaning.
  • She is a first-year intern in the surgery department.
• Internship (n): The period or program of supervised training undertaken by an interne/intern.
  • His medical internship lasts for one year.
• Resident (n): A doctor in a more advanced stage of postgraduate training, typically following an internship.
• Houseman (n, British): A British term equivalent to "interne" or "intern."

Synonyms

• Medical intern: A doctor in supervised training.
• Trainee doctor: A doctor undergoing practical training.
• House officer (chiefly British): A junior doctor in a hospital.

Related Phrases

• To serve as an interne: To work in the capacity of a medical intern.
  • He will serve as an interne at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• intern
• houseman
• medical intern