Medical vocab

A course that undergraduate students take before going to medical school

• residency fellowship

• pre med school course

• formulary

When a doctor determines what is wrong with a patient, she

• takes the patient's heart rate

• judges the patient

• diagnoses the patient

• prescribes the patient

A formulary is...

• an official list giving details of prescribable medicines

• a form written by parents or practitioners for children when they are allergic to something or suffering from any disease.

Someone who does things that could have uncertain results

• risk-taker

• pediatrician

• chance-taker

A small room in a hospital or clinic where a physician may examine a patient with some privacy is called..

• a study room

• an exam room

• a formulary

A form that a physician writes for children when they are allergic to something or suffering from any disease is called...

• a formulary

• a diagnosis

• a school form

What is a pediatric teaching hospital?

• a hospital that trains pediatric practitioners

• a hospital for children

• a children's hospital that partners with medical and nursing schools, education programs and research centers to improve health care through learning and research.

Someone who helps physicians and physician assistants by performing routine tasks and procedures in a medical clinic is called...

• a trainee doctor

• a physician assistant

• a medical assistant

• a nurse

When trainee doctors complete medical school, they must complete practical training called

• a practicum

• a residency fellowship

• in-house training

What is a lab technician?

• someone who designs medical equipment

• someone who studies viruses

• someone who collects and processes skin and body fluid samples from patients