Medic

This article is about the title or occupation in medicine. For other uses, see Medic (disambiguation).

A medic is a medical practitioner or student^[1] such as a medical doctor^[2] or an emergency medical responder^[3] such as a paramedic.^[4]

Star of life

Types

"Medic" titled roles include:^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}

• 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^[11] (in various nations)
• Combat Medical Technician, a soldier with a specialist military trade within the Royal Army Medical Corps 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
• Medic, a Team Fortress 2 class character

See also

• Medicine portal

• 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.
2. Whitbourne, Kathryn. "Different Types of Doctors: Find the Specialist You Need". WebMD. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
3. "EMR vs. EMT". EMT Program (in Samoan). Retrieved 2021-08-13.
4. "What is a Paramedic?". pittsburghpa.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
5. "What Is a Paramedic?". WebMD. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
6. "What is a Paramedic". www.paramedicsofmanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
7. "Emergency medicine". Health Careers. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
8. "What is emergency medicine?". acem.org.au. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
9. "Definition of Emergency Medicine". www.acep.org. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
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.