Faculty of Medicine
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Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine is a division within a University that focuses on teaching and research in the field of Medicine. The term is used in a broad sense to encompass a range of related disciplines including Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, and Pathology.
Pronunciation
- /ˈfækəlti ɒv ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
Etymology
The term 'Faculty' originates from the Latin 'facultas', meaning 'ability' or 'power'. 'Medicine' is derived from the Latin 'medicina', meaning 'the healing art'.
Related Terms
- Medical School: An educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians and surgeons.
- Medical Education: Education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, either the initial training to become a doctor or further training thereafter.
- Clinical Medicine: The medical discipline that involves the study of patients in a health care setting.
- Preclinical Medicine: The course taken by all medical students in the first few years of medical school.
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