Medic

This page is about the title or occupation in medicine. For other uses, see Medic (disambiguation)

A Medic is an umbrella term for a person involved in medicine. The following fall under this term: a physician, paramedic, medical student, military medical corpsman and sometimes a medically-trained individual participating in the role of a medic such as an emergency medical responder.

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.

Types

A German military paramedic providing first aid to a wounded soldier during the Battle of France, 1940

"Medic" may be used to refer to people in the following role:

See also

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