Medic

A medic is a person involved in medicine such as a medical doctor,^[1] medical student, paramedic^[2] or an emergency medical responder.^[3] Among physicians in the UK, the term "medic" indicates someone who has followed a "medical" career path in postgraduate professional training accredited by a College of Physicians, such as cardiology or endocrinology, in contrast to a surgical branch of specialisation accredited by a College of Surgeons.

Star of life

Types

"Medic" titled roles include:^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

• Emergency physician, a medical doctor (M.D. or D.O.) who has specialized postgraduate training in emergency diagnostics and treatment
• Combat Medical Technician, a soldier with a specialist military trade within the Royal Army Medical Corps of the British Army
• Combat medic^[10] (in various nations)
• Corpsman, a sailor who is trained for providing first aid to members of the US Armed Forces, combat casualty care/trauma care on the battlefield (This name is only used by the Navy and Marine Corps for the Hospital Corpsmen who serve in either a Navy or Marine billet; other branches use the term "medic".)
• 4N0X1, an Air Force Emergency Medical Technician
• 68W, the Military Occupational Specialty for the United States Army's health care specialist (combat medic)
• 1Z1X1, The United States Air Force Pararescue

See also

• Advanced life support
• Basic life support
• Emergency medical service
• Medical encyclopedia
• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
• Triage

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