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*[[Alternative Medicine]]<ref>Although alternative medicine is a specialty that is featured in [[Private Practice]], it is not a recognized specialty in [[Medical Specialty|medicine]] or [[Surgical Specialty|surgery]].</ref> |
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*[[Neonatology]] |
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*[[Sexology]]<ref>Although not recognized as a traditional medical specialty in the real world, both [[Charlotte King]] and [[Pete Wilder]] confirmed, in dialogue, that sexology is a legitimate medical specialty during [[Strange Bedfellows]].</ref> |
*[[Sexology]]<ref>Although not recognized as a traditional medical specialty in the real world, both [[Charlotte King]] and [[Pete Wilder]] confirmed, in dialogue, that sexology is a legitimate medical specialty during [[Strange Bedfellows]].</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:36, 20 December 2013
Specialties are areas of expertise that doctors train in and use to treat disease.
Training in a specialty is conducted in post-graduate training schemes run in hospitals and is referred to as a residency. Choice of specialty is down to the doctor and on completion of their training, can choose to further specialize in sub-specialties by completing a fellowship.
In medicine, there are two types of specialties: a surgical specialty is a specialty in which an important part of diagnosis and treatment is achieved through major surgical techniques, while a medical specialty is a specialty in which medical and non-invasive (non-surgical) treatments are used. Some specialties are both medical and surgical.
Featured Specialties
Grey's Anatomy
Medical Specialties
Surgical Specialties
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Dermatology
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- General Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Neonatal Surgery
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Pediatric Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- Trauma Surgery
- Urology
Private Practice
Medical Specialties
- Alternative Medicine[1]
- Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Genetics
- Neonatology
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Sexology[2]
Surgical Specialties
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- General Surgery
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Neonatal Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- Urology
Notes and Trivia
- ↑ Although alternative medicine is a specialty that is featured in Private Practice, it is not a recognized specialty in medicine or surgery.
- ↑ Although not recognized as a traditional medical specialty in the real world, both Charlotte King and Pete Wilder confirmed, in dialogue, that sexology is a legitimate medical specialty during Strange Bedfellows.
See Also
- Medical Specialty
- Surgical Specialty