Language
In Canada, physician training is available in both official languages: English and French.
As in the United States, postgraduate trainees are referred to as 'residents,' not 'registrars.' Occasionally the word 'intern' is used colloquially to describe a PGY1 trainee who is not in the first year of a Family Medicine residency program. The term "intern" is not to be confused with 'internist,' which refers to a fully licensed specialist in general internal medicine.
Although the terms 'consultant' and 'attending' are widely used and universally understood, most Canadian trainees refer to their fully licensed preceptors as 'staff' physicians or surgeons.
Clerkship - Level medical students are referred to as 'clinical clerks' or 'senior medical students,' although some name badges use ambiguous language such as 'student doctor.'
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