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Are medical residents included within the definition of a physician?

April 26, 2017definition included medical physician residents

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Are medical residents included within the definition of a physician?

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Yes. A medical resident is included, within the definition of a physician, if the resident is licensed or otherwise legally authorized by the State to practice medicine or surgery. The NPDB Guidebook, located on the Data Banks home page under the Publications category, provides advice for reporting and querying on residents. See page D-1 of the Queries chapter for information on querying, and page E-1 of the Reports chapter for information on Reporting.