when does a physician participate in a residency program
Residency is a stage of graduate medical training. A resident or house officer is a physician, Podiatrist, or Dentist (one who holds the degree of M.D., D.P.M, D.D.S., D.M.D. D.O. or MB; BS, MBChB, or BMed, B.D.S., BDent) who practices medicine, usually in a hospital or clinic under the direct or indirect supervision of an attending physician. Successful completion of a residency program is a requirement to obtaining an unrestricted license to practice medicine in many jurisdictions. Residency training may be followed by fellowship or "sub-specialty" training.