house physician

house physician

n.

1. A physician, especially an intern or a resident who cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the surgical and medical staff of a hospital.

2. A physician employed by a hotel or another establishment.

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house physician

Etymology: AS, hus + Gk, physikos, natural

a physician on call and immediately available in a hospital or other health care facility.

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house physician

A physician who 'covers' the medical needs of Pts in a hospital; an HP may not be board-certified, but usually has a number of yrs of formal training–ie, residency in clinical medicine in a teaching hospital, and works in a secondary care facility, usually carrying out the dictates of the Pt's 'private' physician. See Hospitalist.