Noun: resident physician
- A physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
"the resident physician was receiving special clinical training at the hospital";
- house physician, resident [N. Amer]
Derived forms: resident physicians
Type of: doc [informal], doctor, Dr., MD, medico [informal], physician, sawbones [informal]
Encyclopedia: Resident physician