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What is a fellow?
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A doctor: A doctor who is doing more training in a specialty field in order to get borad certified. For example, a doctor can do a fellowship in sports medicine or colorectal surgery.
Answered 11/26/2013
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Subspecialty focus: A fellow is a physician or doctor who has completed residency training in a field of medicine like otolaryngology head and neck surgery for example, who is now focusing on a specific area within that field (a fellowship), like otology or pediatric otolaryngology.
Answered 5/27/2012
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