Graduate medical education
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Graduate medical education (GME) refers to any type of formal medical education, usually hospital-sponsored or hospital-based training, pursued after receipt of the M.D. or D.O. degree in the United States This education includes internship, residency, subspecialty and fellowship programs, and leads to state licensure and board certification.[1][2]
Graduate medical education is part of what's known as the continuum of medical education, following undergraduate medical education (UME)—the training that leads to the M.D. degree—and preceding continuing medical education (CME).[3]
References
- ^ Graduate Medical Education (American Medical Association)
- ^ "What is Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- ^ https://www.aamc.org/media/19151/download
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