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==Overview==

A '''fellowship''' is the period of [[medical education|medical training]] that a [[physician]] may undertake after completing a [[residency (medicine)|residency]].  In the North American system, this refers to a period of one or more years during which the physician takes training in a sub-specialty, such as [[cardiology]] or [[oncology]]. During this time, the physician is known as a '''fellow'''. Although their training is more advanced than that of residents, fellows usually continue to treat patients under the supervision of an [[attending physician]]; their role is generally that of a consultant, advising the general medical or surgical services in the area of the fellow's sub-specialty.  The attending physician supervising the fellow has already completed a fellowship in the relevant sub-specialty, and is permitted to practice without direct supervision by other physicians.  Fellows are capable of acting as an [[attending physician]] in the generalist field in which they were trained, such as [[internal medicine]] or [[pediatrics]].  

==Recognized Internal Medicine Fellowships==
Most medical sub-specialties have formalized fellowship programs that are accredited by the [[Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education]] (ACGME).
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*[[Cardiology]]
*[[Intensive Care Medicine|Critical Care Medicine]]
*[[Endocrinology]]
*[[Gastroenterology]]
*[[Geriatrics]]
*[[Hematology]]
*[[Immunology]]
*[[Infectious disease]]
*[[Nephrology]]
*[[Oncology]]
*[[Palliative Care]]
*[[Pulmonology]]
*[[Rheumatology]]
*[[Sleep Disorder|Sleep Medicine]]
*[[Liver Transplant|Transplant Hepatology]]
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==See also==
*[[Medical intern]]
*[[Medical specialty]]
*[[Physician specialty codes]]

==References==
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[[Category:Physicians]]

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