residencia médica
/residenθja medika/from spelling rules
In Spanish, medical residency is residencia médica.
The term refers to the period of specialized clinical training that doctors undergo after graduating from medical school.
Which one should you use?
Residencia médica is a standard term for the residency. For a more specific reference to a residency program, you can use Programa de residencia en medicina. If you are referring to the specialized medical training program itself, Especialización médica is also a formal option. Another formal way to express the concept is Residencia en medicina.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase residencia médica, the adjective médica follows the standard Spanish noun-adjective order. To form the plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix, resulting in residencias médicas.
Did you know?
- While residencia médica is the formal term, in many hospitals you will hear the word MIR used to refer to the residency process in Spain.
- While residencia médica refers to professional training, the word residencia by itself can also refer to the legal immigration status of a foreign national.
- In a Spanish hospital, the term residencia can refer to the training period, but without the word médica, it is frequently used to mean a nursing home.
Examples in context
- Estoy interesado en realizar una residencia médica.I am interested in pursuing a medical residency.
- Estoy agotado/a, la resi me tiene muy ocupado/a.I'm exhausted, the residency keeps me really busy.
- Estoy haciendo la residencia médica.I am doing my medical residency.
- Ella comenzó su residencia médica en pediatría.She started her medical residency in pediatrics.
- La residencia médica es un año muy intenso.Medical residency is a very intense year.
- Él terminó la residencia médica el mes pasado.He finished his medical residency last month.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are talking about their career paths at a coffee shop.
- Sofía¿Cuándo empiezas tu residencia médica?When do you start your medical residency?
- MateoEmpiezo en septiembre en este hospital.I start in September at this hospital.
- Sofía¡Qué bueno! Te irá muy bien, Mateo.That's great! You will do very well, Mateo.
- MateoGracias, Sofía. Estoy muy emocionado.Thanks, Sofía. I am very excited.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
