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Most of these specialties can be entered from pediatrics as well as internal medicine. See the specific secondary specialty entry for information on tertiary and quaternary subspecialization
Secondary specialties
- Allergy and immunology [r]: In medicine medical specialty concerned with the hypersensitivity of the individual to foreign substances and protection from the resultant infection or disorder; may be a subspecialty of internal medicine or pediatrics; also includes the biological scientific study of the immune system and the development of laboratory support for immune phenomena [e]
- Cardiology [r]: The subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the cardiovascular system [e]
- Endocrinology [r]: Generically, the study of glands and the hormonal regulation of physiology; also the subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with diseases of the endocrine system [e]
- Gastroenterology [r]: A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the physiology and diseases of the digestive system and related structures (esophagus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas [e]
- Hematology [r]: In broad terms, the study of the morphology, physiology, and pathology of the blood and blood-forming tissues; also a subspecialty of internal medicine dealing with the diseases of these tissues [e]
- Medical oncology [r]: The subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with neoplasms and treating them with means other than surgery or radiotherapy; usually works in an interdisciplinary manner with radiation oncologists and surgical oncologists [e]
- Infectious disease [r]: In broad terms, diseases caused by living organisms; also a subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the treatment of such diseases [e]
- Pulmonary medicine [r]: A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the respiratory system. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and bronchial tree. [e]
- Rheumatology [r]: Medical specialty that deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of connective tissue diseases; a subspecialty of internal medicine [e]
- Surgery [r]: Field of medicine that focuses on operative treatments of the body. [e]
- Psychiatry [r]: The subfield of health sciences concerned with mental disorders. [e]
- Pediatrics [r]: Branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and the treatment of their diseases. [e]
- Medical error [r]: Mistakes made in a medical setting with respect to patient care, sanitation or medical administration. A mistake is less than optimal action, thus failure to set up efficient procedures and routines which minimize mistakes is medical error. [e]
- Death [r]: State of thermodynamic equilibrium achieved after the end of life. [e]
- Council on Chiropractic Education [r]: The agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for accrediting programs and institutions which lead to the degree of 'Doctor of Chiropractic'. [e]
- American College of Physicians [r]: American organization of doctors of internal medicine (internists), and physicians. [e]