House officer
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House officer may refer to:
- Foundation house officerFoundation House OfficerA Foundation Doctor is a grade of medical practitioner in the United Kingdom undertaking the Foundation Programme - a two-year, general postgraduate medical training programme which forms the bridge between medical school and specialist/general practice training...
, a doctor in the first two years after qualification in a British hospital, undergoing the postgraduate Foundation Programme - Pre-registration house officerPre-registration house officerPre-registration house officer , often known as a houseman or house officer, was until 2005 the only job open to medical graduates in the United Kingdom who had just passed their final examinations at medical school and had received their medical degrees.Newly-qualified doctors are only allowed...
, a British hospital doctor in the first year after qualification, phased out in 2005 - Senior house officerSenior house officerA senior house officer is a junior doctor undergoing training within a certain speciality in the British National Health Service or in the Republic of Ireland. SHOs are supervised by consultants and registrars, who oversee their training and are their designated clinical supervisors...
, a British hospital doctor in the second and third years after qualification, phased out in 2005 - A doctor holding residencyResidency (medicine)Residency is a stage of graduate medical training. A resident physician or resident is a person who has received a medical degree , Podiatric degree , Dental Degree and who practices...
in an American hospital