{"id":3641,"date":"2019-02-28T13:42:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T23:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/?p=3641"},"modified":"2020-02-14T03:27:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T13:27:44","slug":"med-student-intern-resident-attending-physician-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/med-student-intern-resident-attending-physician-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Med Student, Intern, Resident, Attending Physician \u2013 What\u2019s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3641\" class=\"elementor elementor-3641\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bfc78a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bfc78a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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href=\"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/2019\/02\/28\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>February 28, 2019<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ecf9377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ecf9377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27b46c94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17f3ff3c\" data-id=\"17f3ff3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e0e2e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"68e0e2e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57edfa4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57edfa4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As we all know, our UHP doctors are not only medical practitioners; they are also educators. They don&#8217;t just care for patients; they teach others how to care for patients, passing on their skills and knowledge to those on the path to becoming physicians.\u00a0 That path has several distinct stages reflected in the titles\u00a0 of the providers who treat patients in clinics and hospitals.<\/p><p>Before being treated by our physicians, our patients are asked if they would consent to having a resident, intern or student involved in their care.\u00a0 Would you know how to give an informed answer to that question? Do you know the differences between a student, intern, resident, attending physician, and consulting physician? \u00a0Many of us do not.\u00a0 Here\u2019s some information to help clear up the confusion.<\/p><p>Most students who have been admitted to medical school have very successfully earned their bachelor&#8217;s degrees and have demonstrated that they are ready to embark on the challenging journey to becoming a Doctor of Medicine (MD).\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The <strong>medical students<\/strong> who assist physicians in a clinical facility are generally in their third or fourth year of medical school. Patients might encounter these students in every phase of their medical care. Upon graduating from medical school, these new doctors will have several more years of internship and residency training to complete before they will be practicing independently.<\/p><p>At this point, the new doctor enters the first year of post-medical school training known as intern year. <strong>Interns <\/strong>are doctors, but they may only practice medicine under the guidance and supervision provided in their training programs. They may not treat patients unsupervised and traditionally wear short white coats to signify their status as interns.\u00a0 In many programs, interns are also called first-year residents.<\/p><p>When the internship year has been completed, interns enter residency. Though they have earned their M.D. degrees and may practice independently as general practitioners, the overwhelming majority of doctors at this level pursue further training as <strong>residents<\/strong>.\u00a0 Depending upon the specialty that the physician has chosen, a residency may last from two to seven years.\u00a0 All residents are supervised by senior physicians.<\/p><p>In a medical facility, the physician who has the major responsibility for a patient&#8217;s care is called the\u00a0<strong>attending physician.\u00a0 <\/strong>Attending physicians have completed their training and often play an active role in the education of medical students, interns, and residents. In addition, they typically have their own practice in their specialty. There are also <strong>consulting physicians<\/strong> who may see you and provide consultation to the attending physicians.<\/p><p>So why would you want to see a resident for your medical care, or have an intern or student participate in your treatment?<\/p><p>There are benefits to seeing a resident for medical care \u2013 benefits for the individual patient as well as benefits for our community. \u00a0Typically residents have more time to spend with their patients.\u00a0 If you are skeptical about having a newly trained doctor treat you, be assured that when you are in the care of residents, you still benefit from the experience of the attending physicians who supervise them.\u00a0\u00a0Residents are instructed by our faculty physicians in the latest innovations, technology, and approaches to medicine.\u00a0 That&#8217;s why we say that UHP provides you with <em>Tomorrow&#8217;s Healthcare Today<\/em>.<\/p><p>And how does the community benefit from this arrangement?<\/p><p>Our patients contribute to the health of Hawaii by participating in the education and development of physicians in our community. With our shortage of doctors in Hawaii and elsewhere, this is indeed an important contribution.\u00a0 Doctors tend to settle down where they do their residencies. By providing opportunities for newly graduated medical students to become interns and residents here in Hawaii, we are helping to ensure that we keep our doctors in the Islands where they are so badly needed.\u00a0 UHP patients also help new doctors develop interpersonal skills and experience to help them develop into the competent and confident medical experts we look to when we are in need of care.<\/p><p>So now when you encourage your friends and family members to see our doctors, you can tell them that in doing so, they are not only getting excellent healthcare for themselves; they are also helping to keep our island home healthy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2acd8bef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2acd8bef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f25bb26\" data-id=\"3f25bb26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-173f61a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"173f61a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/news-all\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">&lt;&lt;   &nbsp;Return To News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 28, 2019 &#8211;Before being treated by our physicians, our patients are asked if they would consent to have a resident, intern or student involved in their care.\u00a0Would you know how to give an informed answer to that question? Do you know the differences between a student, intern, resident, attending physician, and consulting physician? \u00a0Many of us do not.\u00a0 Here\u2019s some information to help clear up the confusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-3641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-central"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhphawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0030-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3641"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12939,"href":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3641\/revisions\/12939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}