Table 12.1 RESIDENCY TRAINING FOR VARIOUS
SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES (Continued)
Training Period
Prerequisite
Training
(years)
Specialty
Nature of Work
Year(s)
Area
Minimum
Maximum
Ophthalmology
Care and treatment of eye
One
Optional
Three
Four
diseases
Orthopedic Surgery
Treatment of skeletal deformities
One
General Surgery
Three
Four
and injuries of the bones and
joints
Otolaryngology
Treatment of ear, nose, and
One
General Surgery
Three
Four
throat diseases
Pathology
Diagnosis of structural and
One
Optional
Four
Four
functional changes in the body
tissues due to diseases
Pediatrics
Care of infants and children
--
--
Three
Four
and treatment of their diseases
Pediatric Cardiology
Treatment of heart diseases
Three
Pediatrics
Two
Two
in children
Pediatric Nephrology
Treatment of kidney disease
Three
Pediatrics
Two
Two
in children
Physical Medicine
Treatment by physical and
One
Medicine and Surgery
Three
Three
and Rehabilitation
mechanical means to permit
maximum restoration of
function
Plastic Surgery
Surgery to repair or restore
Four
General Surgery
Two
Three
injured, deformed or destroyed
parts of the body, especially
by transferring tissue
Preventive Medicine
Prevention of disease for
One
Public Health
Two
Two
individuals and the public
Primary Care
[See Family Practice]
Psychiatry
Treatment of mental disease
One
Clinical Base
Four
Four
Pulmonary Disease
Disease of the respiratory tract
Three
Medicine
Two
Three
Radiology
Diagnosis of disease by
One
Clinical Base
Four
Four
radioactive means
Rheumatology
Diagnosis and treatment
Three
Medicine
Two
Three
of arthritic diseases
Sports Medicine
Treatment of sports-related
Three
Emergency Medicine
One
One
injuries
Surgery
Treatment of diseases by
One
--
Four
Seven
surgical intervention
Therapeutic
Treatment of diseases by
One
Clinical Base
Four
Four
Radiology
radiation therapy
Thoracic Surgery
Surgical treatment of
Four
General Surgery
Two
Two
chest diseases
Urology
Treatment of kidney and
Three
General Surgery
Two
Two
bladder diseases
Vascular Surgery
Surgery of blood vessels
Five
General Surgery
One
One
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