What do they do? Are they "pre-doctors"? How long did they go to school? Please tell me all info! Thanks!
2007-01-02 17:44:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The medical doctor training sequence after high school is:
1 college
2. medical school
3 internship (now called year one of residency)
4 residency (training for a specialty)
5 fellowship (this is the fellow) This doctor is learning a subspecialty
From internship on, the person is a medical doctor.
2007-01-02 17:49:28 · answer #1 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually a Fellow is a doctor who has been admitted to a College having passed required examinations. The College is a group such as the Royal College of Surgeons or the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. The USA has similar organisations although they are not Royal. It is a post-graduate qualification.
A Fellow is someone fully qualified in his/her field and entitled to all the benefits of being so qualified. Some hospitals require their staff to earn Fellowships to gain promotion.
2007-01-02 17:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are someone who is studying to be a doctor, they are in their "fellowships" and thus nicknamed fellows.
2007-01-02 17:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by lizzey_in_pink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just an expression doctors of equal standing use for each other to recognize and respect.
2007-01-02 17:55:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋