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A medic is a medical practitioner or student such as a medical doctor or an emergency medical responder such as a paramedic.

Types

"Medic" titled roles include:

• Emergency physician, a medical doctor (M.D. or D.O.) who has specialized postgraduate training in emergency diagnostics and treatment
• Among physicians in the UK, the term "medic" indicates someone who has followed a "medical" career path in postgraduate professional training accredited by a College of Physicians, such as cardiology or endocrinology, in contrast to a surgical branch of specialization accredited by a College of Surgeons.
• Combat medic (in various nations)
• Combat Medical Technician, a soldier with a specialist military trade within the Royal Army Medical Service of the British Army
• Corpsman, a sailor who is trained for providing first aid to members of the US Armed Forces, combat casualty care/trauma care on the battlefield (This name is only used by the Navy and Marine Corps for the Hospital Corpsmen who serve in either a Navy or Marine billet; other branches use the term "medic".)
• 4N0X1, an Air Force Emergency Medical Technician
• 68W, the Military Occupational Specialty for the United States Army's health care specialist (combat medic)
• 1Z1X1, The United States Air Force Pararescue

See also

• Advanced life support
• Basic life support
• Emergency medical service
• Medical encyclopedia
• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
• Triage

References

1. Stevenson, Angus; Lindberg, Christine A., eds. (2010-01-01). "medic". New Oxford American Dictionary. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195392883.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-539288-3.
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10. Marracino, Richelle K; Orr, Robert D (April 1998). "Entitling the Student Doctor". Journal of General Internal Medicine. 13 (4): 266–270. doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00078.x. ISSN 0884-8734. PMC 1496940. PMID 9565391.
11. "Combat Medic Specialist Training Program". www.metc.mil. Retrieved 2021-08-13.

• Emergency medical responders