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specialty

[spesh´al-te]

the field of practice of a specialist.

spe·cial·ty

(spe'shăl-tē),

The particular subject area or branch of medical science to which one devotes professional attention.

[L. specialitas fr. specialis, special]

specialty

(spĕsh′əl-tē)

A branch of medicine or surgery in which a physician specializes; the field or practice of a specialist.

specialty

An area of specific interest in medicine or surgery—e.g., histopathology, urology, cardiology—for a medically qualified doctor, for which he or she has trained for 5+ years, been examined by the relevant College (American College of “X” or Royal College of “Y”), and has gained practical experience.

Specialty codes in Scotland
C2—Accident & Emergency
G22—Adolescent Psychiatry
C3—Anaesthetics
C41—Cardiac Surgery
A2—Cardiology
C4—Cardiothoracic Surgery
J3—Chemical Pathology
G21—Child Psychiatry
R1—Chiropody/Podiatry
A3—Clinical Genetics
H2—Clinical Oncology
H1—Clinical Radiology
D1—Community Dental Practice
T21—Community Midwifery
A7—Dermatology
C5—Ear, Nose & Throat
A8—Endocrinology
G3—Forensic Psychiatry
A9—Gastroenterology
A1—General Medicine
G1—General Psychiatry
C1—General Surgery
C11—General Surgery (exc. Vascular)
AA—Genito-Urinary Medicine
AB—Geriatric Medicine
E11—GP Obstetrics
E12—GP Other than Obstetrics
F2—Gynaecology
J4—Haematology
AC—Homeopathy
A6—Infectious Diseases
G5—Learning Disability
AD—Medical Oncology
T2—Midwifery
AH—Neurology
C6—Neurosurgery
F3—Obstetrics
F31—Obstetrics Antenatal
F32—Obstetrics Postnatal
AK—Occupational Medicine
C7—Ophthalmology
D4—Oral Medicine
D3—Oral Surgery
D5—Orthodontics
D8—Paediatric Dentistry
CA—Paediatric Surgery
AF—Paediatrics
AM—Palliative Medicine
C9—Plastic Surgery
G4—Psychiatry of Old Age
AP—Rehabilitation Medicine
AG—Renal Medicine
AQ—Respiratory Medicine
D6—Restorative Dentistry
AR—Rheumatology
R11—Surgical Podiatry
C42—Thoracic Surgery
C8—Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
XSU—Unspecified
CB—Urology
C12—Vascular Surgery

specialty

Medtalk A specialized area of medical or surgical practice. See Controllable life-style specialty, Medical specialty, Noncontrollable life-style specialty, Organ-based specialty, Subspecialty, Surgical specialty, Unrecognized specialty. Cf General practice.

spe·cial·ty

(spesh'ăl-tē)

In health care, the particular subject area or branch of medical science to which one devotes professional attention.

[L. specialitas, fr. specialis, special]

spe·cial·ty

(spesh'ăl-tē)

The particular subject area or branch of dental or medical science to which one devotes professional attention.

[L. specialitas fr. specialis, special]

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