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

References
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  2. "What is a Paramedic? | pittsburghpa.gov". pittsburghpa.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  3. "EMR vs. EMT". EMT Program (in Samoan). Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  4. Contributors, WebMD Editorial. "What Is a Paramedic?". WebMD. Retrieved 2021-08-13. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "What is a Paramedic? - PAM | Paramedic Association of Manitoba". www.paramedicsofmanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  6. "Emergency medicine". Health Careers. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  7. "ACEM - What is emergency medicine?". acem.org.au. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  8. "Definition of Emergency Medicine". www.acep.org. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  9. Marracino, Richelle K; Orr, Robert D (April 1998). "Entitling the Student Doctor". Journal of General Internal Medicine. 13 (4): 266–270. doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00078.x. ISSN 0884-8734. PMC 1496940. PMID 9565391.
  10. "Combat Medic Specialist Training Program". www.metc.mil. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
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