Resident docs' many contributions to HHS

Medical residents are often called doctors in training. While true, this can also sound misleading because it implies they’re training to become physicians when, in fact, they’ve already earned medical degrees and the title Doctor.

After graduating from medical school, new doctors are required to spend two to six years or more in a residency training program. The length varies depending on their area of focus. For example, a family practice resident trains for two years, while a neurosurgery resident trains for six years.?

Residents work at teaching hospitals like Hamilton Health Sciences where they hone their skills in the area of medicine they’re specializing in and provide around-the-clock care to inpatients under the supervision of a senior physician. The level of care residents provide, and number of patients they care for at one time, depends on their years of training.

As a leading teaching hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences welcomes about 250 new residents each year in partnership with McMaster University’s postgraduate medical education program. Combined with returning residents, this amounts to more than 1,200 residents working at our hospital sites at any one time.

?Meet three of our residents, and our director of medical education, and find out more about residents’ many contributions to our patients and teams. https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/share/thanking-our-medical-residents/ #healthcare #hospital #hamont #lifelonglearning